Re: Name mangling (Was: Re: First Sound Recording of Asha'ille!)

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:54:24 +0100, Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> wrote:
> I assume you pronounce your given name [fIlIp]?
Yes, though the /l/ differs depending on whether I'm speaking English
or German. I don't know the IPA for the different sounds, though. (I
suppose one of them might be [5], though.)

And my last name is [njuwt@n] in English and [njutn=] in German.

> In Meghean, [[...]] "Newton" would
> become Nuton [nuton] (with the quality of the second vowel picked from the
> spelling more than anything else; Meghean doesn't have schwas).
>
> Tairezazh would make [["Newton" into]]
> Nuten [nUt@n]~[nUtn=], or possibly Nouton
> [nowt@n]~[nowtn=].
>
> Yargish: Firip Nutan.
Is there no [nj] possible? I do tend to prefer it over (what I
consider) the American pronunciation without the [j].

Cheers,
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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