Re: Another update of gjâ-zym-byn

Jim Henry wrote:

>I've updated the gjâ-zym-byn site again....
>I'm still willing to consider changes to the vowel orthography at this
stage,if John Quijada or someone else will come up with more concrete
>suggestions for how it could be improved.
>
>http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/gzb/gzb.htm
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OK, I finally had some time to look at the new gzb orthography.  I REALLY
like the fact that you've developed an orthography using diacritics
instead of your digraphs with X and q -- MUCH easier to read and get a
feel visually for the phonology and phonotactic patterns of the language.
As for specific suggestions...since you're now willing to use diacritics,
why not the following:

Using ü or y for /y/ instead of the less intuitive î;

using ö for /9/ instead of the less intuitive ô;

using u with a hacek or breve for /U/ instead of the less intuitive y.

(All in all, I'm curious why you don't seem to want to use
umlauts/diaeresis, but are willing to use the far less common hacek over
your vowels.)

On the consonantal front:

Using the more standardized ç for the palatal fricative /C/ instead of s
with a hacek ;

using g with a haceck or circumflex for the voiced velar fricative instead
of barred-h (which an IPA-knowledgeable reader might misinterpret as the
voiceless pharyngal fricative / X\ /;

Use digraphs pf and bv for your labio-dental affricates instead of the
bizarre non-Roman letters you have.

Just suggestions, of course!

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