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Re: Representing tones in X-Sampa; Khmer phonemes (for Tim May)

From:Pavel Iosad <edricson@...>
Date:Monday, January 26, 2004, 11:56
Hello,

> ObTangent: Anyone know of a lang using either of the > diphthongs [ai\] and [a2]?
North Welsh has something along the lines of the former (assuming you mean [i\] = [1]). The diakects that preserve the u ~ i distinction ('u' is something I'm not sure the IPA of, but might be a mix between [I] and [}]) also preserve it in the diphthongs, thus _tau_ 'yours' contrasts with _tai_ 'houses' in the north but not in the south. Pavel -- Pavel Iosad pavel_iosad@mail.ru Nid byd, byd heb wybodaeth --Welsh saying

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