Re: A sketch of Old Albic 1/4: Phonology

Joerg wrote:

<<Most are as in IPA, except: c = /k/, ph = /f/, th = /T/, ch = /x/,
ñ = /N/, v = /w/.>>

Just to be clear, the letter enya is used for angma, that is the "ng" in 
"ring"?

<<The stops (p, t, c, b, d, g) have fortis and lenis allophones.
The lenis allophones occur between vowels, semivowels and liquids,
the fortis allophones in all other environments.>>

What does this mean phonetically?   Is there a single definition of lenis vs.
fortis?

<<Some affixes undergo vowel harmony: the vowel in the affix always
matches the nearest vowel of the stem.>>

This might be better explained as reduplication.

<<In words with three or more syllables, the accent
falls on the antepenultimate (third-last) syllable if both the
penultimate and ultimate syllable are light (i.e., they are open and
have a short vowel), otherwise on the penultimate syllable.>>

So a word like /panatan/ would be [pa.'na.tan]?

<<This accent rule can be formulated in a more concise manner using the
concept of the mora. A mora is a metric unit below the syllable. A
light syllable consists of one mora, a heavy syllable of two. In light
of this, it is the third-last mora that carries the accent in Old
Albic.>>

This strikes me as odd.   Any natlangs that count morae in this way?

Neat stuff!   On to your other posts...

-David
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