Re: [conculture] Re: The things one finds
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, July 25, 1999, 1:55 |
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Barry Garcia wrote:
> It's said that Akeanon came about because a Datu (chief) had a
> speech impediment, so everyone he ruled imitated his speech.
Hmm, probably apocryphal, but good story nevertheless. :-)
> So, with that in mind i think i will go with:
>
> p - b
> t - d
> k - g
The first is the Tagolog form? Does this mean that Tagalog /b/ is /b/
in your lang, so that _Tagolog_ would be _Dagolog_ ?
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