Re: Kassi in Greek?

Elliott Lash wrote:
> > For what it's worth, {kassi} is pronounced [kAS'Si]  So, if there's a
> > phonemic distinction between /s/ and /S/ in those langs, then those
> > wouldn't work.  :-)
>
> >Ah, I was misled by the orthography. There is such a distinction >in
> >Verdurian and Barakhinei (though not in Cadhinor).
>
>
>As was I with Silindion. The closest thing to it would be /kas.i/
>with a dental(?) S. (Basically it sounds like hissing).
>The word "kasi" means "I deny"
Hope that question mark is justified. To my ears, and certainly
articulatorily, dental [s] is farther from [S] than is the good-for-nothing
angloid alveolar [s].

                                          Andreas

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