Re: Georgian consonant clusters and syllables

En réponse à Tim May :

>I've heard a recording of someone saying vprtskvni, and it sounds to
>me as if - phonetically - the r is syllabic and there are epenthetic
>schwas after the [k] and both [v]s.  Or maybe there's a schwa before
>the r as well, I don't know.  I can't find this online any more, but I
>can mail you the .wav file if you like.
Strange. I've heard myself a recording of a native Georgian pronouncing it, 
and it was clearly a *single* syllable, with its peak at the ending /i/. 
There was no trace of epenthetic schwas or syllabic r. Are you sure your 
recording is from a native speaker?

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang. 

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