Re: Diom Phonetics

On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, David Peterson wrote:

> In a message dated 6/1/01 5:14:43 PM, dstokes@BLOOMINGTON.IN.US writes:
>
> << Preposistions tend to be single consonants attached to their object with
> an apostrophe (There's another use for you, Yoon Ha). Ex. t'aron "to the
> woods", s'amaren "with friends". These are pronounced with a short break
> between the preposistion and the word. The preposistions sound like a
> short, intense puff of air. When I say them it feels like I build up the
> air pressure behind my tounge for a moment before releasing the sound. >>
Cool!  I'll add that to the list next time I do a website-updating binge.

I wonder how long the list will grow eventually...?  :-)

YHL