Re: Exit Methkaeki, (re)enter Mephali
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 19, 2005, 1:16 |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:33:10 -0500, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
wrote:
> MJR> |oñgelpñiþji| /,oN.gelp'NiT.Zi/. The /pN/ and /TZ/
> MJR> feel like articulatory gymnastics to me. Any suggestions for
> realistic
> MJR> lenition/assimilation rules that might help out?
>
> PB> Instinctively, I have /,oN.gelm'b_<iS.dZ)i/ or something with a
> PB> doubly-articulated /Nm)/ nasal in the middle of it.
>
> b_<? Why implosive?
I don't know. I tried to read the word at a "natural" fast speed, and
that's what happened. I'm leaning more towards the doubly-articulated
nasal now, though.
Paul