Danny Wier scripsit:
> By the way, I wonder why Spanish doesn't write <nn> for palatal <n>, in=
stead=20
> of <=F1>, so that an extra character isn't necessary? I mean, it would=
=20
> conform to the most usual convention for indicating palatization, like =
<ll>=20
> does (and <rr> indicates a sound shift, from tap to trill). Also, <=F1=
>=20
> usually comes from Latin <nn> anyway, such as _a=F1o_ 'year' from _annu=
s_. =20
> (I've seen <ny> as an ASCII alternative, but I still think <nn> looks=20
> better, compare <anyo> to <anno>, <cany=F3> to <cann=F3n> for <ca=F1=F3=
n> 'cannon')
Historically the tilde *is* an "n".
--=20
John Cowan cowan@ccil.org
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