> --- Tristan <kesuari@...> wrote:
> > Elliott Lash wrote:
> > > Hinession was a language spoken in various
> > conclaves
> > > over a wide area. These conclaves were mostly
> > isolated
> > > from each other,
> >
> > I think the word you're looking for is 'enclave'
> > (pronounced, at least
> > in my dialect, like 'conclave' but without the
> > initial c-).
> >
>
> Hm....you may be right :)
>
> y!
> >
> > > (G = voiced velar fricative)
> > > (R = french R)
> > > (^ = upside down V in IPA)
> >
> > Most IPA transcriptions on this list use X-Sampa,
> > which uses V for the
> > upside-down V. Take a look at
> > <
http://www.i-foo.com/~kturtle/misc/xsamchart.gif>
> > for more information.
>
> I just didn't remember the Sampa for these sounds,
> :)
>
>
> > > 1) /naG/ /paht/ /gaRs/ /daR/
> > > 2) /nA:G/ /pAht/ /gARs/ /dAR/
> >
> > Is there *really* a /h/ there? That sounds
> > incredibly odd. Anyone know
> > of any natlangs that've done that?
>
> I'm pretty sure that some dialects of Scottish Gaelic
> that do that. And I"m slightly sure Armenian has
> this....
>
> Elliott
>