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Re: Let Me Introduce Myself

From:Peter Ramsey <p.r.ramsey@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 18:07
Roger Mills asked in regards to the follwing,
>Below are the first three verses of the Babel Text: > >1. Ous vela varim samix shpaga modajat. Nam holsamix fokim bejt. >2. Kan prasejtektanat varim i os, fädat növíj tala i Shinar-la ej dá növíj >sejfasedat. >3. Növíj an-a-andr djikat, "Venu, davu dzo vej koshim favu ej nim agno >fatordu." Növíj koshta putjat llokdo kanna ijej bitjma llokdo pash.
As best I read it, it sounds good. What are "x" and "ll"? More, more! "X" is the ach-laut, frequently transcribed "kh," "ll" is simply a liquid "l" doubled. "ä" is the "a" of "cat," but nasalized. "j" is an /i/ glide and palatalizes the preceding consonant. "ö" is the "oo" in "look."