Re: The Combos [hj] [hw] and [gw] in Conlangs

>LeoMoser wrote:
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> >Can any of you cite languages that make
> >regular use of [hj] or close approximations?
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> >What other natural or constructed languages
> >make use of [hw-] or have (more or less)
> >similar sounds?
>
>Some austro-asiatic langs are cited as having these two sounds. Though
>not everyone agrees whether they are singular segments or clusters.
I missed this conversation the first time through -- to eager with the
delete key.

Pima (Uto-Aztecan, spoken in Arizona) has both sounds. For examples [hwaj]
'deer' and [tSuhja] 'young girl'. The claim is that these are sequences of
[h] and a diphthong where the first vowel become a glide. Maybe, but there
are problems with the idea. My opinion is still out on the matter.




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