Re: Estonian Quantity [was: Re: Love Those Double Vowels]
| From: | Vasiliy Chernov <bc_@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 8, 2001, 19:47 |
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On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 11:33:43 -0700, Dirk Elzinga <Dirk_Elzinga@...>
wrote:
>>>4. a long vowel may not be followed by an overlong consonant, nor
>>>may an overlong vowel be followed by a long consonant; all other
>>>combinations are possible
>>
>>That is, overlong+overlong are forbidden, too (AFAIK).
>>
>>Correct?
>
>Curiously, no:
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> paa:t:ti 'boat.ill.sg'
> bii:f:fstee:k:ki 'beefsteak.part.sg'
Oops. Curious, it is.
I've always wondered if Tallinn should be actually spelled with four
l's... :)
Basilius