Re: [tT] affricate
From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
Date: | Saturday, March 8, 2003, 13:34 |
Quoting Rachel Klippenstein <estel_telcontar@...>:
> I recall someone (Andreas, I think) a little while ago
> wondering about a [tT] affricate, and I just wanted to
> say that some Salish languages around here (West coast
> of B.C.) have them. Sliammon [slaI&m@n] for example,
> has [tT], as well as an ejective counterpart (No
> voiced version because no voiced obstruents in
> Sliammon). Its other affricates are [tS]
> (alveopalatal) and [tK] (lateral), as well as the
> ejective versions thereof.
Yea, that was me, and thanks. I always feel slightly better when I can justify
my conlang's features by ALF. An ejective lateral affricate, oh my ...
So, I just want to say that this was _ettham_ of you. ([@'tTam] "sweet",
properly of taste, but slangily used to mean roughly "nice".)
Andreas