Re: sabyuka : consonants, orthography, and a few things more

And Rosta:
>> I would like to share what should be the definitive phonological
system
>> of the conlang I am working on. It's name is composed of |sab| (the
>> first syllable of Sabrina, my girlfriend who'll design the alphabet),
>
>How unusual to have a consort who shares the Vice. We have the Rempts
>but I cannot think of any other instances.
Actually, she doesn't want to take part in the strictly linguistic
conlanging process, but she's really excited about the idea to have a
common language and to create the design the corresponding alphabet.


>Livagians would have a certain sympathy with this culture.
Certainly. And be sure they (I don't have a name yet for this culture)
are peacefull :).


>A mastery of Livagian is a precondition for wielding political power,
>though beyond
>this the best grammarians are not especially privileged; indeed,
>being a good grammarian is an expected accomplishment of the ordinarily
>well-educated person.
That's interesting. I think this would be quite similar in my
conculture, I have to work it out more accurately.

>>   - /ts/ is really problematic to me, because I want my system to be
>> first aesthetic, /ts/ might be in every position, especially final. I
>> had thought of |ç| and |z|, but I finally decided for |tz| : please
tell
>> me if you have any better idea :)
>
>Why not <z> -- it has the support of German, transcribed Hittite,
>Italian...
>
>--And.
Oh, Hittite has it too !? I didn't know and this is a good point, as I
would like the transliteration to look like an ancient language,
especially a synthesis of nawatl and Sanskrit.

Regards,

Julien

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