Re: Cein

Aiworegs Ghristobhorosyo wrote:

> >  I just thought that you might avoid some of the problems
> >  with palatal /nh/ and suchlike by using the Irish version
> >  of the nasal mutation, sometimes called "eclipses". This
> >  is how it goes :
> >  /mb/ >> /mm/
> >  /mp/ >> /bb/ >> /b/
> >
> >  /nd/ >> /nn/
> >  /nt/ >> /dd/ >> /d/
> Didn't /nn/ then differentiate itself from /n/ by being dental
> instead of alveolar? Or is that just a modern orthographic
> distinction? (i.e. Irish and Gaelic <nn> vs. <n>)
Ooh. That's interesting. I like the dental /n/ better,
so my original plan was to have dental /n/ everywhere,
but having alveolar /n/ for <nn> and dental for <n>
is really cool. It wouldn't be phonemic, but still a
neat feature.

Hmm... Unless I make /nt/ >> /n/ and /nd/ >> /nn/. Then
I would have minimal pairs like:

_ann_   1) intelligent, 2) long, 3) gate, 4) gift

_an_    1) to (motion towards), 2) give

I especially like the give/gift distinction!

I think /nt/ will render /n/ when word final (as for
nouns), but /nh/ when there may be suffixes (as for
verbs). 'To give' _an_ ; 'I give' _anhan_.

||| daniel

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