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

Hallo!

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 00:22:39 +0100,
Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:

> 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? :-)
It is.  I hereby nominate it for the 2005 Andreas Award.

> Little children start speaking by saying |nbqanbqa|! :-)
>
> Qthen|gai's main problem seems to be that it has uvular, pharyngeal,
> but no labial sounds.
The Qthen|gai dialects in which /u/ is unrounded should be as good as
lip-reading-proof, like your earlier Tyl-Sjok.  You seem to have
a taste against using the lips in conlangs ;-)

>       Very bad idea to use the Latin alphabet.
> But that's what 'romanisation' is about.
But I find your romanization of Qthen|gai quite straightforward.
As straightforward as a romanization of such a rare beast can be.

Greetings,

Jörg.

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