Re: Circumfixes and syllabic consonants

lucasso wrote:
> i think i got something...
> in japanese 'su' syllabe, especially at the end sounds like syllabic 's'
> 'shi' usually sounds 'sh'
> (shi.chi.ji [sh.chi.ji])
> 'tsu' - 'ts'
> (many -u ending syllabes lost that u...)
> etc.
Actually, that's merely devoiced vowels, perhaps the first step towards
evolving more complex syllables?  I.e., perhaps one day, voiceless 'u'
and 'i' will be lost, creating syllables like tskue (modern tsukue)?