> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elliott Lash" <erelion12@...>
> To: <CONLANG@...>
> 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...)
>