----- Original Message -----
From: Mangiat <mangiat@...>
To: <dbell@...>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 1:49 PM
Subject: R: Re: Phonological Relay Proposal
> The Gray Wizard wrote:
>
> > > > Robert Hailman wrote:
> > > > > Back in late June I had a brief conversation with Barry Garcia
about
> > > > > the idea of a Phonological Relay.
> > > >
> > > > In Druni transcription this would be:
> > > >
> > > > Bék én léyt djún áy héd é brif kanvaséyshen uít béri garsía
> > > ebáut tí aydíe áf
> > > > é fanaládjikel ríley.
> >
> > In amman iar this would be:
> >
> > baec'n let diun ai haed ae brif canvaersesh'n u'th baeri gars'ia aebaut
> thae
> > aid'ia aef e fanaladiical rile.
> >
>
> In Vaiysi:
>
> beken leite choun ai heddebriyfe canvaseiychanu ite beri garsiya abyautte
> aidiya afe fanalyachikal rileiy.
>
> Notice that [y] is schwa, but the syllabic structure allows schwas only in
> diphthongs (thus /@/ becomes /a/ elsewhere). The vaiysian stress accent
> falls on long vowels, which are 60% realized with a schwa intrusion (ya ye
> iy for long a e i).
>
> Luca
>