Re: Hiatus within words

Concerning hiatus in Druni:

The juxtaposition of vowels in Druni is one of its most common features.
Historically, except for "ay", "ey", and "oy" they do not form dipthongs.
Each vowel is pronounced separately and with a glottal stop between.  Because
this is considered regular it is not indicated in the orthography.  For
example:

bredieséa [to the planets] pronounced: breh-dee-eh-SEH-a,
zhozhaeriilísa [by means of the ventilators] pronounced:
zhoh-zhah-eh-ree-ee-LEE-sah

Recent developments, however have begun to weaken this distinction.  For
example:

akuáy [chair] was pronounced: ah-koo-EYE but now seems to be pronounced:
ah-KWIGH

ikuí [through] was pronounced: ee-koo-EE but more recently one hears: ee-KWEE

bredía [of a planet] classically was pronounced: breh-DEE-ah but nowadays
sounds more like: breh-DEE-yah

It should be noted that these differences of pronunciation tend to determined
by region, socio-economic status, and speed of discourse.  Some areas and
individuals tend toward a looser pronunciation and some toward a tighter one.

"Tá povnailísa tá ebovó pilayári."  As the Druni say: By the accents we know
the tribes."

Jim H