Re: G'amah phonology

From: "FFlores

> >>> all as in IPA. /o/ sometimes alternates with [@_O].
> >>Voiceless schwa?
> >Ah, the zero vowel   :)
> Oh no! Well, I took my ASCII IPA chart and [@_O] is supposed
> to be a "more rounded" schwa. ("O" is letter "O", not number
> zero).
Would this be the IPA sign that kinda sorta looks like a gamma with a loop
in it? If so, Shanghainese and Taiwanese have it, and I thinks it's really
neat sound. Alas, it doesn't really jibe with the Géarthnuns phonetic
inventory.

Kou