Re: Terkunan > Trekunan?

On 7.5.2008 Henrik Theiling wrote:

 >    aliqu'unum         rakun

Why l > r here, where no cluster is involved?

 > The syncope is very early, so I don't think I can easily
 > move the -r- metathesis before it.

I suspected that, but thought I'd suggest it anyway.

 > (Or 'Latin Brugal'? Would require l>r in more
 > contexts. Hmm...)

Definitely! _Brugal_ sounds so vulgar... :-9

 > Conlanging is fun. :-)

The best thing with historical conlanging is that
sometimes the rules come up with goodies you couldn't
foresee or dream of!

/BP 8^)>
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Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch atte melroch dotte se
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