R. Nierse wrote:
> > Van: Ed Heil <edheil@...>
> > Aan: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...>
> > Onderwerp: Ejectives, was Re: New H/G lang?
> > Datum: dinsdag 12 oktober 1999 23:24
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> > Thanks, Rob. That clears things up considerably. Though how anyone
> > could tell the difference between an ejective and a consonant followe=
d
> > by a glottal stop is beyond me!
> =20
> It is hard to hear!
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> > I don't believe ejective nasals are possible, because the glottis
> > cannot be used to produce an airstream in the nasal tract, only the
> > oral cavity.
> They do exist: Sechelt (Salishan) q@m'=E9l 'to become high tide'
> also difficult to pronounce: n@w'os 'face',=20
[w'] I can believe, since it's produced in the oral cavity. But [m']
-- I'm trying it, and I'm finding it physically impossible. Could it
perhaps be [m?] instead?
Ed