Re: Maggel

En réponse à Tristan Mc Leay :


>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.
LOL.

>  (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?
I don't know much about Maggel's history, but I'd say it's a combination of 
orthographic convention and sound change. The Maggel alphabet features no p 
(just like it features no t and no k), but the language has these sounds. 
So there are various ways to write them ([p] can be written |im|, |b|, 
|ib|, [t] is written |in|, |d| or |id|, and [k] is often written |ig|. But 
I'm referring only to the regular ways. And yes, a previous |i| often 
indicates a change in the following consonant). However, I don't find that 
any stranger than Modern Greek's |mp| for [b] :) (which was actually one of 
my inspirations :) ).

Christophe Grandsire.

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