On 2/9/06, Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote:
> Here's a thought: I'll throw open the floor to anyone who wants to play
> that ZBB game with Br'ga. I need roots, with syllable shape CV(C) of up to
> three syllables, where
>
> V is one of /a A Q e 7 o i M u a: A: Q: e: 7: o: i: M: u: @/
>
> and
>
> C is one of /b B\ tS d r f g R\ h k l K L\ n p s S t cC v\ w x j s_m/
Are there restrictions about medial clusters? CV(C) seems to
imply any two consonants can occur on a syllable boundary.
> Note that //n// assimilates POA to the following consonant, even through a
> vowel. Word-final //n// assimilates to the preceeding consonant. Thus,
> //dineL\// becomes /diNeL\/ and //wAna:n// becomes /wAma:m/. I wouldn't
> know what to do with a word where the only consonant was //n// but my gut
> says it'd default to /n/. If it matters, you can use Quenya or Latin
> stress rules to imagine the sound of a word.
Here are a few roots for you:
/bQSuxi/
/gecCM/
/NegtSAn/
--
Jim Henry
http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/gzb/gzb.htm