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Re: Romanization of Reduced Vowels

From:Mathias M. Lassailly <lassailly@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 9, 1998, 10:55
mathias wrote :

@ doesn't read properly on the post and I typed l for v (don't know why) so
let's say the schwa is $ instead. Here i go again :-)
> > You don't need to because these words are *mu$.y* and *mi$.n* with long > diphtongs *u$* and *i$*, not *m.w$.y* and m.y$.n* (consonant *w* and short > vowel *y$* don't exist). > Actually isolated consonant *m.*, *p.*, etc are written *moo* *poo*, etc in either > consonant register
Nota : my *o* is the IPA backward c. Although second register is theoritically back-vowels I don't write that backing because i can't hear it :-).
> So you could write all *C.CV(V)(C)* words : *C$CV(V)(C)* or *ChC(V)(C)* > depending wether first C is a plosive. ex : > *r.vu$l* (written *ru$l* with subscribed *v*) = *r$vu$l*. > *p.kaa* (written *phaa* + subscribed *k* : *phkaa*. > etc.
> Mathias > > > > > ----- > See the original message at http://www.egroups.com/list/conlang/?start=19052 > >
----- See the original message at http://www.egroups.com/list/conlang/?start=19061