Re: What's your favorite sounding word in any language?

On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 08:23:44AM -0700, Dirk Elzinga wrote:

> _tepa_ ["t1Ba] 'pine nut' (Shoshoni)
>
> Not so much for the sound (which *is* lovely), but for the mini-lesson
> it provides in Shoshoni phonology, grammar, and culture. If any word
> can be said to "summarize" a language, it's this one for Shoshoni.
By all means, please elaborate!

Amanda

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