Re: Language Difficulty

From: "Nik Taylor"

> German's nice.  I wouldn't call it "pretty" or anything,
I would.

> but I do like
> the sound.  ESPECIALLY /C/ (as in _ich_).  I *love* that sound.  It's
> probably my favorite sound of any language.
Count me in, here. /C/ (ç), along with its voiced counterpart  /C<vcd>/
(zç), then /Y/ (ö), /y/ (ü), /O/ (au, like Swedish å) , and /YI/ (öi) are my
all time favorites. And Géarthnuns is replete with them.

çörens   iris  /CYrE~s/
zçíöveb  wild  /C<vcd>jYvEb/
öçek  you (sing.)  /YCEk/
üsöns  bay, inlet  /ysY~s/
ausü  when you come again  /Osy/
ausöls  evening coat  /OsYls/
öifeçürs  greeting  /YIfECyrs/

Just a sampling with those sounds in initial position.

Kou