Re: MNCL5 Phonology and Orthography

Jeffrey Jones wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:23:20 +0100, Benct Philip Jonsson
> <bpj@...> wrote:
>> Jeffrey Jones skrev:
>>> The phonology and orthography page for MNCL5 is up and
>>> ready for comments. It's at:
>>>
>>> http://qiihoskeh.googlepages.com/M5Orthog.htm
>>>
>>> A preliminary morphology page is also up. I'm still
>>> working on numbers, compounds, syntax, etc.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> H is pronounced [C] following i, [x] following any other
>>> vowel, and [h] otherwise.
>> Shouldn't it be [C] following any front vowel [i e E]?
>
> A good question. Thanks. I've actually been thinking of eliminating [C]
> completely. In my pronunciation of MNCL5, it never occurs after [E]. Even
> after [i], I have [x] about half the time. Maybe this is because I'm using a lax
> [E] and a Spanish [i], which is closer to [I] than to English [i].
In Minza, /x/ is pronounced [C] after front vowels in the same syllable,
but if /x/ begins the next syllable and is followed by a back vowel, the
[x] allophone is used. So you can get alternations when a suffix is
added, e.g. łix [KiC] (house) vs. łixuł [KixuK] (mansion).