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Re: mu for [N] (was: Koryak Vowel harmony)

From:Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...>
Date:Saturday, January 22, 2005, 23:34
On Friday, January 21, 2005 12:07 AM, B. Garcia wrote:

>I use ñ for /N/ in Montreiano because the sound /J/ broke into /n_j/. > the n velarized due to the /j/, and then in order to prevent > confusion, |i| was added after ñ despite the fact I could've just used > ñ for /Nj/. > > So for instance: > > ANNUS (I hope I have that one right :)) > anno /an:o/ > año /aJo/ > > /an_jo/ > añio /aNjo/. > > So, now, Montreianos use ñ solely for /N/.
They're not alone. Tatar use |ñ| for /N/ too since at least 2001. Look at http://www.omniglot.com/writing/tatar.htm.
> > -- > You can turn away from me > but there's nothing that'll keep me here you know > And you'll never be the city guy > Any more than I'll be hosting The Scooby Show > > Scooby Show - Belle and Sebastian > >

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