Rotokas (was: California Cheeseburger)

Nik Taylor said:
> Emily Zilch wrote:
>>
>> Emily wrote: << Or, if you are quarter troll like me, your tusks.
>> Gnashing tusks are better imagery. Also it's easier to eat the babies
>> with them. >>
>>
>> { 20040614,2100 | David Peterson } "We call that a California
>> Cheeseburger, 'round where I'm from. ;)"
>>
>> 1. I try to stick to Tofaby(tm) these days
>> 2. Where the hell is THAT?
>>
>> Philippe wrote: << Nothing, however, beats Hawaiian. No consonant
>> clusters... >>
>>
>> Not e'en Rotokas?
>
> I believe Rotokas permits consonant clusters.  The name suggests that
> it, at the very least, allows word-final consonants.  The Cambridge
> Encyclopedia of Language lists it as having 350 possible syllables, and
> with 6 consonants and 5 vowels that pretty much suggests that it *has*
> to have at least some clustering.

1. The name 'Rotokas' is not a native Rotokas word (by inference, from #2
below).

2. There are no syllable-final consonants in Rotokas.

3. There are no consonant clusters in Rotokas.

4. Rotokas syllables are (C)V. My best guess is that the '350' in Crystal
is a misprint. 7 x 5 = 35, not 350.


-- Mark

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