Re: Ayeri: Menan Coyalayamoena ena McGuffey

Hi!

Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> writes:
>...
> And Henrik: No, I didn't intend to drop writing combinations with /i/ (not
> necessarily diphthongs!) to the left of a consonant. I just pointed out that
> it makes things a little more difficult, but I think you're nevertheless
> getting used to this quirk quickly.
Ok.  Pfew! :-)

> My point was to introduce a virama (mute sign) for *beginners* to make
> reading easier. The *lack* of /a/ would be marked. In normal writing, the
> mute sign does not appear, maybe except for names or words the reader is not
> supposed to know (similar to Hebrew and Arabic habits). Texts in primers
> would gradually have less virama(s?), as the pupil gets to know more words
> and gains more reading practice.
Ah, ok, that sounds very nice, yes.

**Henrik