Re: New Lang: Igassik

* Jeff Jones <jeffsjones@...> [001022 11:06]:
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:00:37 -0700, Marcus Smith
> <smithma@...> wrote:
> > BTW, I'm inventing the words in the phonology section. They
> > don't have any meaning.
> >
> > 10 Vowels:
> > i y     ue u
> > e oe    ^ o
> >   ae    a
>
> Aha! something to sink my teeth into! I'm proud of myself for
> guessing the vowel (approximate) pronunciation, which I usually
> can't do. Wouldn't it be more consistent, though, to switch {y}
> with {ue}? Both rounded front vowels would then have the formula
> rounded back vowel + {e}. I know IPA uses {y} for a front vowel,
> but this is a dumb move on their part, IMO. And, IIRC, don't
> some Slavicists use {y} for an unrounded central/back vowel?
I assume IPA takes that convention from the Scandinavian languages.

My dialect (roughly, and I don't know any of the ASCII-IPA systems
by heart so it'll be positional only):

i y   u   o
e ø  @   å
   æ    a


t.