Re: mutation and rinya
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Saturday, August 7, 1999, 0:51 |
R G Roberts wrote:
> SOFT P,T,C > B,D,G > BH(V), DH, GH(SILENT)
> SPIRANT (ALSO KNOWN AS ASPIRATE) P,T,C > PH, TH, CH (AS IN LOCH)
> NASAL P,T,C > MH, NH, NGH
> B,D,G > M, N, NG
> DENTAL T > D > N
> ??? B or M > V (represented by BH or MH)
"Dental" seems to be a combination of nasal and soft, and your
question-marked is soft, isn't it?
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