Re: New Language

Nik Taylor wrote:
> Glottalics
>     dd
>     tt  kk
A clarification:
{dd} = implosive /d`/
{tt} and {kk} = ejectives /t'/ and /k'/

Earlier, there were also bb, gg, and pp.  {bb} and {gg} became nasals
/m/ and /N/, while {pp} became /ph/.  Some dialects have changed {tt}
and {kk} to affricates /ts/ and /kx/, and {dd} to /d/.

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