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> 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 neither
> are stressed, only the second changes (see Saalángal below)
> p > b in final position
> Anyway, sample words (first the Saalangal, then the northern dialect):
> - ngo - ngu
> - haráyan - heráyen
> - hándap - hándeb
> - Saalángal - Sealángel
I like those ideas, Barry. When two <a>s come together, are they pronounced
separately with a glottal stop or something between them? I think it'd make
sense to change one of them as long as they don't merge into one long vowel.
Greek had something like that, IIRC.
Eric Christopherson
raccoon@elknet.net