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Another stab at the vocalic nightmare

From:Michael David Martin <mdmartin@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 0:01
    OK, after some more tips and advice, I have for the group's
consideration another try at the vowels of my conlang:

Letter     SAMPA    Southern Californian English Example
i              /i/                seen
e             /E/               sent
a             /A/              sought
u             /u/               suit
ä             /@/              sun
ei             /eI/              sane
ou           /OU/            soak
ai             /AI/             sight
oi             /OI/             soil
au             /aU/           sound

    Unless anyone thinks there is a glaring problem with the above scheme I
think I'm ready to call this the "final draft" and move on to the next step
of how words are put together.
    So far I have come up with a simple stress rule of:
        First syllable on two-syllable words.
        Second syllable on words of three or more syllables.
    Word structure is (V)CV(C). Hopefully I'm representing that correctly.

Here are a few words I've come up with, but I haven't come up with a meaning
for them yet. Perhaps you could tell me what they suggest to you?

adantei
benavalen
dalantei
shenyi
tuvou
wasen

    As always, thanks for taking the time to read my posts. I appreciate all
the help.

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Michael David Martin, Master Mason
Temecula/Catalina Island Lodge #524
Free & Accepted Masons of California