Re: Intro to Mujai -- phonology

On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 12:39 , Patrick Dunn wrote:
>
> > Mujai has the following consonants:
> >
> > Stops     "Pukai" -- "Hard"
> > [snip]
>
> > Sibilants    "Fas" -- "Hiss"
> > [snip]
>
> > Nasals    "Ngur" -- "Nose"
> > [snip]
>
> > Liquids    "Fatuxic" -- "Orphan (from Fatu-xic "behind throw")
>
> Not so much a comment on the actual phonology, but I *love* the names you'
> ve devised for the categories of consonants, especially "Fas" and "Ngur."
>
The native categories are sort of important in determnng syllable
structure.  So I wanted to have nice names.

I'm kind of proud of Ngur too.  What a word for "nose."

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