Re: Q (Caucasian Elf)

Jörg wrote:
>Proto-Quendian
>
>p  t  k  kw
>ph th kh khw
>b  d  g  gw
>    s         h
>m  n  N  Nw
>    l r
>      j w
>
>22 consonants, or 18 if one does not count labiovelars which could be
>analysed as clusters (velar+/w/).  (The ph, th, kh digraphs represent
>aspirated stops.)
Some would tell you that Tolkien's PQ also had a few palatalized sounds: t',
d', k', n' (I'm probably forgetting one or a few) that could contrast
against mere clusters ty, dy, ky, ny. One of the points of this would be
that it's easier to understand how Quenya _Solonyeldi_ can correspond to
Amanya Telerin _Soloneldi_ while Quenya _Vanyar_ corresponds to Amanya
Telerin _Vaniai_.

                                                Andreas
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