En réponse à Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>:
>
> Ivetsian, a descendant of Uatakassi, has lots of syllable-initial /N/,
> because of a sound change that caused /g/ to become /N/ in most
> environments. I haven't figured out exactly which environments, or
> what
> happened to the other instances of /g/ if there are restrictions. I
> do
> know that /g/ does not exist in Ivetsian (altho [g] may well exist as
> an
> allophone of /k/).
>
In Japanese, /g/ is very often pronounced [N]. It seems to be very common.
> /N/ in non-English positions can be fun. :-) It's a great way to
> make
> an alien-sounding word without hard sounds. :-) Like, take gazh
> (/NaZ/), the word for "world" in Ivetsian.
>
True :)) .
> /gl/ became /dl/ which in turn became /dK\/ -> /K\/ (that's voiced
> lateral fricative if I got the symbol wrong)
>
No, I think you got it right :) .
Christophe.
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