Re: Plural vowel change

Daniel Andreasson wrote:


>>> A-umlaut lowers (i -> e, u -> o)
>>> U-umlaut rounds (i -> y, e -> =3DF8)
>>> I-umlaut?

John Cowan replied:

>> Fronts: u -> y, o -> =F8, a -> =E6.  (IPA usages, not modern=20
>> Sc.)

Then Steg Belsky asked:

> Then what kind of umlaut is it called when the vowel is=20
> raised? (/e/ >> /i/, /o/ >> /u/)

I suggest that we call it "Steglaut". Can we make that an official =
Conlang-L term, or does anyone oppose that? :)

That logically leads to two other questions. Unrounding and backing of =
vowels. I know that if you both front and unround, it's called I-umlaut =
(goose - geese), because fronting is I-umlaut. But if you just want to =
unround it (/gy:s/ - /gi:s/) or back it (one /g=F8:s/ - many /go:s/), =
not combined with another umlaut, what's it called then?

Or perhaps these are impossible ways of umlauting that I in my ignorance =
don't know about.

/ Daniel Andreasson