Re: New monster word in Maggel ;)))

>|g| gives length to a [E]
>and could it be possible that |is| is [z] ?
>that leaves |dhm| and |bg|
>your original description of the orthography gives
>|dh|=[dj], in which case |m| would have to be reduced
>to [v] after it, and the [j] lost
>alternatively |hm| could be [v] and |d| could be plain
>[d]
>your original description says that |d| followed by
>another consonant is silent. so i'ld be inclined to
>follow the first explanation
>this leaves |bg|. i'm tempted to guess this cluster is
>rendered as [I] after the vowel [E], but that's an
>uninformed guess.
>
>anyway, am i any warmer ?
>
In my own checking I have come to the same conclusion, but I
doubt there can be any conclusions before Christophe shows us
the solution.

Comments:

|d| could be silent
|hm| never mentioned by Christophe
|bg| never mentioned by Christophe

Anyway, I agree.

Now, Christophe? ;-)



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