Re: Phonotactics of Velian I, or: Phonology of Velian II: The Wrath of John Vertical ;-)
| From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, July 6, 2007, 19:23 |
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Quoting Jeff Rollin <jeff.rollin@...>:
> I always thought that Bantu languages had syllabic nasals, but Wikipedia
> always seems to nasal + plosive as instances of prenasalisation.
Xhosa has words like _mntu_ (meaning "human" I think), and while I don't know
exactly how that is pronounced, I find it hard to believe that 'm' represents
prenasalization!
Andreas
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