Robert B Wilson wrote:
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> are there any natlangs that show a p > kw sound change (or a b > gw one)?
> i've noticed that a few people sometimes pronounce /p/ as [k_w] and
> /kw/ as [p] when speaking english and don't realize that they do it.
Eamon wrote:
>Off the top of my head, I can only think of the reverse, kw > p
Wayne wrote:
>Several Pacific Northwest languages do(or did), many have no labials, but
>have labiovelars(and labio-uvulars)
An example from Mohawk (Iroquioan; north-east): 'Peter' became 'kwi:t@r' 'penny' became 'kwe:ni'
Rob