Re: Searixina vowel alternations

I just noticed that the vowel alteration in Romance verbs is a lot like Tech
apophony/ablaut. Roots have one of three vowel archiphonemes: /i/ /@/ /u/,
which have lowered variants, /ja/ > /jE/, /a/, /wa/ > /wO/, as well as
residual palatization (for /i/) and labio(velar)ization (for /u/) in
zero-grade.

There are also long, "umlauted", nasal and pharyngeal vowels resulting from
VC clusters (word-finally or before another consonant), respectively Vh /
V?, Vj / Vw, Vm / Vn, VX\ / V?\

I seriously need a burger right now.

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Christophe Grandsire
<christophe.grandsire@F...> wrote:

 > It looks quite like the vowel alternations that appear in Romance verbs,
 > especially in Spanish. ex.: morir "to die"
 > 1s present: muero
 > 3s present: muere
 > 1p present: morimos
 > 3s simple past: murió
 > French doesn't have as many of those alternations (many verbs were
regularised,
 > like the verb aimer "to love" which used to have an alternation
aim-/am-), but
 > it does have some. ex.: venir /v@'niR/ "to come"
 > 1s present: je viens /Z@'vjE~/
 > 1p present: nous venons /nuv@'nO~/
 > 1s future: je viendrai /Z@vjE~'dRE/
 > 1s simple past: je vins /Z@'vE~/ (although you'll rarely hear it,
except from
 > someone reading a text)