Re: New changes...

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> From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of raccoon@ELKNET.NET
> Sent: Saturday, January 8, 2000 8:28 PM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Re: New changes...
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU]On
> > Behalf Of Barry Garcia
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2000 7:09 AM
> > To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> > Subject: New changes...
>
> > o > u in final position
> > a > e in unstressed syllables, also if two a's are together, and neithe=
> r
> > are stressed, only the second changes (see Saal=E1ngal below)
> > p > b in final position
>
> > Anyway, sample words (first the Saalangal, then the northern dialect):
>
> > - ngo - ngu
> > - har=E1yan - her=E1yen
> > - h=E1ndap - h=E1ndeb
> > - Saal=E1ngal - Seal=E1ngel
>
> I like those ideas, Barry. When two <a>s come together, are they pronounc=
> ed
> separately with a glottal stop or something between them? I think it'd ma=
> ke
> sense to change one of them as long as they don't merge into one long vow=
> el.
> Greek had something like that, IIRC.
>
> Eric Christopherson
> raccoon@elknet.net
I forgot to ask you why <p> is the only stop to become voiced at the end of
words.

Eric Christopherson
raccoon@elknet.net