Re: Betreft: Re: k(w)->p

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Rob Nierse wrote:

> This reminds of some other features:
> - there is an Amerindian language that lacks nasals.
>   They say "waSitoq_0" instead of "Washington".
>   That is something that struck me: a dental n replaced by
>   a rounded uvular stop.
>   Question: Does anybody know what language this is? I forgot the name
The southern Wakashan languages (Nitinaht and Makah) do this, I think.
Maybe Quileute, too?

> - A (common) change that surprises me is [s] --> [h].
>   That sounds weird to me
It seems endemic in North Asia -- most of the languages I "work" with (ok,
and play with) show this cropping up with some frequency.  I don't know if
it's common elsewhere, maybe on acoustic grounds, or if it's some areal
peculiarity.

Kenji