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Re: Hinession Dialect Continuums

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Friday, March 21, 2003, 19:06
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From: "Elliott Lash" <erelion12@...>
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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: Hinession Dialect Continuums


> --- 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 >
Doesn't the word 'go maith' in Irish do a similar thing(/g@ mah/, though that probably isn't right...)

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