Re: Phonology and Questions

Marcus Smith spake, saying:

> Douglas Koller wrote:
>
>> I don't recall having heard it with /a/, but /o/ occurred in the name Kyoto
>> (pronounced "Kyot'") (rarely).
>
> I've heard _baka_ "stupid" pronounced as [bak].
>
> Marcus
_baka_ means "stupid"?

Now that Shoonen Knife song makes so much more sense.

John