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Re: Name barbarisms

From:Bjorn Kristinsson <bjornkri@...>
Date:Monday, May 14, 2001, 19:44
> -----Original Message----- > From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU]On > Behalf Of Henrik Theiling > Sent: 14. maí 2001 18:45 > To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU > Subject: Re: Name barbarisms > > > Hi! > > Bjorn Kristinsson <bjornkri@...> writes: > > pronounciation goes something like /bj2rn_0/ or /bj2n_0/ (I think) > > Hmm, my Icelandic book says it should be /pj2t_nn_0/. Which one > is correct then? > > **Henrik
Aaah, right Actually most Icelandic linguists would want the initial sound to be /b_0/, but that's just strange :) But /pj2t_nn_0/ is much more accurate...