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Re: Sounds of Quenya?

From:Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...>
Date:Sunday, January 29, 2006, 20:43
Aiya!

Paul Bennett tencë:

> So, I think I'm getting a handle on the sounds of Quenya. Here's what I > understand. Please comment with corrections.
Think rather of Spanish or Italian sounds. I believe the continantal values are close to the ideal Quenya pronunciation than any IPA from anglophonic perspective. So I would expect vowels [a], [e]/[E], [I] - that's the difference, [o]/[O] and [u]. [p], [t], [k] - without aspiration, [d], [t], [l], [n] - dental, not alveolar. |ty| and |ny| are clearly [c] and [J]. -- Yitzik