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Re: another silly phonology question

From:daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Wednesday, November 29, 2000, 14:51
Yoon Ha:
> > > No, I think it was specifically discussed when I asked about > > > Chevraqis having [b] [t] [d] [k] with no [p] or [g].
Nik:
> > Interesting, so you intuitively ended up dropping just those > > sounds that are most likely to be dropped if any stops are dropped?
Yoon:
> <rueful g> I don't know if it was even intuitive. I just didn't like > the way [p] and [g] sounded! Aesthetic intuition? Beats me. :-p
Rinya doesn't have [g], though it does have [p]. [b] otoh is very rare, occurring almost only in the combo [mb]. daniel -- <> QHEIL RYNENYA ALANDEA <> daniel.andreasson@telia.com <> <> RINYA LAWEA <> Daniel Andreasson <>