Re: Intro to Mujai -- phonology

>Mujai has three vowels, /a/, /i/, and /u/.  The following diphthongs exist
>in Mujai:
>
>/au/, sounding the /ow/ in "cow."
>/ai/, as the /ai/ in "aisle."
>/iu/, as in "you."
>/ia/, much like the /ea/ in "ear" in some dialects.
>/ua/
>/ui/, as in "gooey."
>
>Mujai has the following consonants:
>
>Stops     "Pukai" -- "Hard"
>p
>b
>t
>d
>k
>g
>
>Sibilants    "Fas" -- "Hiss"
>s
>z
>f
>v
>
>Nasals    "Ngur" -- "Nose"
>m
>n
>ng     As the /ng/ in "sing," never as the /ng/ in "finger."
>
>
>Liquids    "Fatuxic" -- "Orphan (from Fatu-xic "behind throw")
>l
>r
>y
>w
>h
>
>j    As in English.
>c    As the /ch/ in "church."
>x    As the /sh/ in "ship."
>zz    As the /z/ in azure.
I don't like "zz" for /Z/ - I'd suggest "zh" which a) will likely be more
"user-friendly" and b) suggest the ralationship with "c".

Another idea would be to have "j" for /Z/, /c/ for /S/ and "dj" and "tc" for
/dZ/ and /tS/. Or if recognizability isn't a goal, why not "q" for /Z/? Rids
you of a digraph.

                                               Andreas

PS In case you don't know, /Z/ is "z" in asure, /S/ is "sh" in ship, /tS/ is
"ch" in church and /dZ/ is "j" of joy.



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