initial mutation or trigger? Re: re Mutations initial (in Welsh,

> becomes:  pryn + odd   (3rd singular past tense)
>
> Then in certain contexts, the "p" mutates to "b".
> Since the "p" is at the beginning of the word, it is
> called "initial consonant mutation".
 ah...though, maybe it's just my foggy mind...(dang cold)...but that sounds
like a trigger language, as I understand it.

 is a "mutation" when it's attached to a word  (ie, prynodd), and a
"trigger" when it isn't attached?

 thanks.


 -Rodlox, who's just added one of those two to C-14's "question/statement
resolver".

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