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Re: Mbasa Vowels

From:Muke Tever <alrivera@...>
Date:Saturday, October 6, 2001, 1:08
From: "David Peterson" <DigitalScream@...>

> In a message dated 10/5/01 4:23:35 PM, alrivera@ALUMNI.SOUTHERN.EDU
writes:

>
> << It's in rhotic Englishes too, only rhotacized.  /"b3`d/. >>
>
>     Which?  I've only seen the central vowel, which is the schwa with a
tail

> on the end.

AFAIK it's rhotic schwa /@`/ when unstressed ("hitter") but the other vowel
/3`/ when stressed ("fur").

    *Muke!