Re: "Proto-Archipelagic"

Nicolas Walker wrote:
> Rodger Mills wrote:
>
> > a slight reservation about the diphthongization {: > aI in E.F.
>
> Oops!
>
> E.I.Q. [&:] > E.F. [eI] AND NOT E.I.Q. [&:] > E.F. [aI]
>
> Stupid mistake. Sorry.
Yes, that's a much more natural/likely development. The reverse ([aI] > [&]
or [E] is equally likely. Though in a conlang, all things are possible :-).