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Re: USAGE: syllables

From:JS Bangs <jaspax@...>
Date:Friday, June 13, 2003, 18:24
Steg Belsky sikyal:

> Very mysterious... > > The many dialects of my Goblin language, Gabwe, have many different > realizations of Proto-Gabwe /l/, including /R/ (velar approximant), /l/, > /L/ (velar lateral), and voiceless /l/. > Original geminated /ll/ can show up as /G/, /l/, /ll/, /LL/, /g/ or > /s<lat>/ depending on dialect. > > (full chart at: http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~bh11744/gabwe/Tiereans.jpg > )
This is a fabulous chart. What are all of these languages for? I have heard precious little about Gabwe. Jesse S. Bangs jaspax@u.washington.edu http://students.washington.edu/jaspax/ http://students.washington.edu/jaspax/blog Jesus asked them, "Who do you say that I am?" And they answered, "You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, the kerygma in which we find the ultimate meaning of our interpersonal relationship." And Jesus said, "What?"