Re: water (was:re:sounds like...)

[my now standard three-week late follow-up]

I'm rather surprised by how many people seem to wish their lgs to have
onomatopoeic vocab. While I do contend that it exists, it can hardly
be said that most lgs are rife with it, yet it is my impression that
most artlangers here are guided by an aesthetic of naturalism. I had
thought that the Livagian preoccupation with sound--meaning
iconicities was another of its various perversities.

a me-too to Kristian:
> Interestingly, all the Lumanesian words that have something to do
> with water start with a lateral fricative.
>
> [L@hTa] 'water'
> [Lu:pa] 'drink, sip'
> [L@j?] 'drip'
> [Lub?ma] 'rain'
> [Lu~N?] 'sea'
> [L@~N?ka] 'condensation, condense'
>
> where: [L] = lateral fricative
>        [T] = lamino denti-alveolar stop
>        [N] = velar nasal
>        [@] = schwa
>        [~] = marks nasalization of the preceding vowel
Livagian "water" = _ohl_ [oL].

> As far as I recall, this is the first time ever that I'm posting a
> sample of Lumanesian vocab. So I hope you guys like it so far.
Yes.

--And.