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

On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Marcus Smith wrote:

> 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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As a Uto-Aztecanist, I'm glad for the hedge :-).

Dirk

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Dirk Elzinga
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