Re: New Brithenig words, part Deux.

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Brithenig seems a bit of an odd creature now I look at it more closely. It
>has some very un-Welsh features, like the change of /k, g/ to /tS, dZ/
>before front vowels.
I believe these are more Romance changes. in Italian, c /k/ became /tS/ in
front of front vowels, and I think g became /dZ/ in front of them also (i
hope i'm right, can anyone correct me if i am incorrect?). Afterall,
Brithenig IS a romance language.

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