Re: Tit'xka (Pretty Long Post)

> Anatomically plausible for -- intelligent wolf-sized tarantulas?  I don't
> know if there's anybody on *earth* qualified to answer that one!
>
That would be me.  I'm qualified, mainly because normal tarantulas are only
capable of a hiss caused by rubbing certain hairs, I believe near their
mouths.  Therefore the explanation given in an earlier post of mine is that
the Tit'xka have an additional lung slit, centrally located on the bottom of
their abdomen.  it is capable of producing /a/, /i/, /I/, and /@/ at this
stage in Tit'xka evolution.  Also, any combination thereof of those sounds
is possible, at least for the Tit'xka.  A few of them would sound slightly
unusual to human ears, and would be mildly difficult for me to force myself
to vocalize the actual combination.  for example, /Ia/ or /I@/.  Note that
these combinations do not appear in the main Tit'xka language, and a pair of
vowels must be separated by at least one consonant, even ?.

> --Patrick
>