Re: Maggel

Christophe Grandsire wrote:

>
>> Oh, why not? It seems pretty straight-forward: [u], especially before a
>> vowel, and [b] have much in common,
>
>
> Except that it doesn't fit anymore when you check the other forms of
> the noun (especially the definite plural ;)) ).
>
>>  as do [f] and [w] (and we all know
>> how trivial [ow]=>[u] is). It seems pretty trivial to me :)
>
>
> Except that it isn't ;))
>
>> The silent i- is the only thing that disturbs me, and that only
>> slightly :)
>
>
> Actually, the initial i is close to make sense. You see, the sequence
> |im| is regularly pronounced [p] or [mp]. I guess [mb] is just a bit
> irregular :) .

Yes. I was very much prepared for this kind of a reply. I know what to
expect from Maggel, but it's *much* more fun analysing it and getting it
wrong then just being accepting that it's too hard to be bothered. (But
I'm bemused as to how <im> could represent [p]. Is there some history
for this (e.g. an orthographic convention, sound changes etc.)? or is it
just random?

--
Tristan.

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