Re: CHAT: Names of Latin alphabet letters

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>I understood the Roman name for <h> was "acca".  If somebody has the
>little book called _Vox Latina_ about the scholarly pronunciation of
>Latin and its history they may check that.  It has a chapter on the
>names of latin letters.  In Brithenig it is called 'ach', /ax/.
Hum.......i've been wondering what the original Latin name was for this.
Now I know.  I think since it was acca, it might either be "aca" or "aga"
as in Portuguese. I think I like aca, but aga follows the sound changes a
little closer.

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Cesar Javier Jaime Garcia