On Sat, 28 Oct 2000 13:12:17 GMT, Adam wrote:
> Well I posted this 4 days ago and got ZERO response, so I'm reposting it.
> Once again posting about a language idea has gotten it's usual result.
> Responses of any kind are appreciated. (Just so I'll know someone
actually
> read it and thought I was a total idiot for even daring to post such
> garbage.)
<SNIP>
> >Subject: Phunky Phonology
> >Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 12:44:43 GMT
> >
> >Okay, those of you who've seen me post about my languages over the
> >yearsknow
> >that I go in for the WEIRD -- color-based; liquids, nasals and rhotics
> >without stops; no vowels; clicks, whistles and trills; etc. This time
is
> >no
> >different.
> >
> >I'm working on a new lang which I'm calling /cs\1t.S.I/. I'm warning
you,
> >the phonology is weird, but this is an alienlang.
> >
> >Consonants in IPA (pseudo-SAMPA):
> >
> >t[` t` s` t.` S` c` k` q`
> >t[_j t_j t._j c_j k_j q_j
> >ts t.s. tC t.C. tS t.S. ts\ cs\ ks kx qx qX
> >
> > tl t.l. kl_w cs[ cC ks\ kS qs\ qS
> >
<SNiP>
> >
> >Vowels (same IPA standard applies):
> >
> >i 1
> >I @\
> >E @
> >
<SNiP>
> >Now comes the NASTY part -- orthography. What am I gonna do with THIS
> >mess!? *relishing his quagmireous quandry*
> >
> >I have considered the following:
> >
> >t d x c k q
> >tj dj xj cj kj qj
> >ts tsr ds dsr tz tzr tc cc kc kh qh qx
> >(s sr z zr h hr tc cc kc kh qh qx) alternative to the above
> >
> >tl tlr kl css cs kss ks qss qs
> >
<SNiP>
> >Vowel orthography:
> >
> >i u
> >y o
> >e a
> >
<SNiP>
neat... lots interestin' consonants (I love the orthography with lotsa x's,
hehe...)
czHANg
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