Re: Trans: 'I love you'

David Peterson wrote:
>     I've always believed that the word for "love" should never have a nasal
> in it.  It's dishonest, as if you're masking the real sound, giving an
> impression of what it should be, closing off part of your jet stream.
Hmm ... interesting.  I find nasal consonants have a soothing quality.

> Also, I don't like approximants or stops in the word for "love".
/l/ is an approximate.

I generally feel that liquids, glides, and nasals, with an occasional
stop make for nice sounds.

> Of vowels, always [e], [E], [i], [u] or [y].
I dislike /u/ and especially /y/.  Yet, the Uatakassí word for "love" is
upá.

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