Re: aspirated m?

Sally Caves wrote:

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>> In Welsh, though, I think /mh/ is actually voiceless
>> [m].
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> In Welsh, there is no real aspirated "m"; phrases like fy mhen, "my
> head,"
> are pronounced /vVm'hEn/.  Like "some help."  That's why I developed an
> "aspirated m, n, and ng" in Teonaht.  You shape these sounds and while
> holding them breathe out through your nose.  If your nose is stopped
> up, it
> goes right up your eustachian tubes.  Not pleasant. :)

In spoken Welsh, however 'fy' is often missed out, resulting in [mhen] -
which could be an aspirated Nasal, I'm not sure.

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