--- Roger Mills wrote:
> I'm in agreement with Andreas Johansson who wrote:
> > I'm not sure exactly how "Bleackley" is supposed to be pronounced,
> > but assuming ['bli:kli] or similar....
Me too
In Ikanirae Seru, this would come out something like "murikuri"
[mu4iku4i]. No labials besides [m], no [l], no consonant clusters.
Not reminiscent of any known word.
[...]
> pilikili [...] or pilik-li, pretending it's a compound of some sort
and
> has something to do with a measurement (li 'meas. approx.= meter').
[...]
> In case the -ea- represents /ej/, /E/ or /&/, we would write -lek-,
> which would come closest to /E/ or /&/.
Then it would be "murekuri" [mu4eku4i]
Estel
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