Re: Vowels in Finlaesk

>I have the following:
>
>- _t_ = /s/
>- _tt_ = /ht/
>- _d_ = /t/
>- _dd_ = /?t/
>- _k_ = /x/
>- _kk_ = /hk/ (thanks to some other rules)
>- _g_ = /k/
>- _gg_ = /?k/
>- _p_ = /f/
>- _pp_ = /hp/
>- _b_ = /p/
>- _bb_ = /?p/
>- _h_ = /s/ before stops
>- _s_ = /S/ before velars
>
>Does this seem like a plausible variant/outcome of an Icelandic-like
>process under Alg (and Inuktitut) influence?
>
>Paul
h ([x]?) > s doesn't seem to fit in, if you're allowing preaspirates and
have s > S / _k. If there are [S x h] in the system, I'd expect h to to end
up as one of them, rather than > s.
And what's the "other rules" part with _kk_? It looks perfectly regular...

Other than that, it's looking very cool :)

John Vertical

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