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

Hi!

Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...> writes:
>...
> Just for the record, to type in Kajpa I use the following conventions:
>
> |b| = /b/          |nb| = /mb/            |nbq| = /m/
> |d| = /d/          |nd| = /nd/            |ndq| = /n/
> |g| = /g/          |ng| = /Ng/            |ngq| = /N/
> |p| = /p/          |np| = /m_0p/          |npq| = /m_0/
> |t| = /t/          |nt| = /n_0t/          |ntq| = /n_0/
> |k| = /k/          |nk| = /N_0k/          |nkq| = /N_0/
Haha!  Regular, indeed, but |nbq| for /m/ is hardcore, isn't it? :-)

Little children start speaking by saying |nbqanbqa|! :-)

Qthen|gai's main problem seems to be that it has uvular, pharyngeal,
but no labial sounds.  Very bad idea to use the Latin alphabet.
But that's what 'romanisation' is about.

**Henrik