Re: Pronunciation guides for non-linguists

Hi!

Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> writes:
>...
> The whole idea behind the Elomi vowel system is to NOT
> pick nits over subtle differences in sounds. A German
> umlaut-U is close enough to the Elomi 'U' to serve, as
> is the non-umlaut U. It is sooooo very not fussy.
>...
I understand the point, but I'd expect this to be a bad example, since
German {ü} (or French {u}) are (more?) often perceived as /i/.  Or may
/u/ and /i/ be mixed without problems in Elomi?

**Henrik