BP.Jonsson wrote:
>> Indonesia, the /dZ/ and /j/ sounds was once represented by "dj"
>> and "j" respectively following Dutch orthographical practices.
>> But after a reform of the orthography, these sounds are now
>> represented as "dy" and "y" respectively.
>>
>> -Kristian- 8-)
>
>Not quite. They were changed into "j" and "y" respectively. Also
>"tj" was changed to "c", "oe" to "u", "ch" to "kh" and "sj" to
>"sy". The reason the last didn't become "sh" was that the sound is
>only found in foreign words, and many speakers realise it as s+y;
>apparently for some /s/ also becomes [S] before /i/ and /j/ (i.e.
>"y" :) so it pretty much adds up to the same thing...
>
Oooops! I knew that.... 8-)
Regards,
-Kristian-8-)