Re: English syllable structure

Roger Mills wrote:

> "Bwana" is a probably out of date, non-PC, pseudo-African word that I
> remember from comic and old childrens' books (late 30s/40s) -- it meant
> "boss, master".

It is perfectly good Swahili in the same sense:

bwana "master, great man, dignitary, personage, Mr., sir, lord
(God)": (in Africa) master, boss, sir [< Arabic abuna "our father"]

> "sumac"
> sp. of scrubby, weedy tree' (not the amazing Peruvian singer of years
> back.).
> Me:  ['sum&k].   Several Michiganites of my acquaintance: ['Sum&k].  I find
> that odd.
I have /S/ too, as in "sure", "sugar".

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