From: "Trebor Jung" <treborjung@...>
> Henrik wrote:
> "E.g. when on holiday in Greenland, you might meet a polar bear, so know
> it's name in Greenlandic: 'nanuq'. It might notice all on its own:
> 'Nanuunngilaq!' -- 'That's not a polar bear!' You might notice in return:
> 'Nanummit nerineqarpunga.' -- 'I am eaten by a polar bear.'"
>
> LOL! Are you sure that's correct? I thot Inuit had only the vowels /i i: a
> a: u u:/...
> Trebor.
/i/ is lowered to [e] next to uvulars: /q/ and /R/, and their geminates /q:/
and /X:/. And /u/ is lowered to [o] in the same situations.