On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Muke Tever wrote:
> From: "Yoon Ha Lee" <yl112@...>
> > <rueful look> I just happen to like [x] despite my difficulty
> > pronouncing it before high vowels.
>
> /x/ became /C/ (ich-laut) before high vowels in the Hadwan descendant I just
> posted my <öy> question about.
Is that what happened in German? Just wondering.
> Of course, that means exactly two words so far ...
<G>
>
> "chik" /Cik/ - to follow
> (chyhs-) /Cy:s/ - follow (past tense stem)
> "Chussa" /Cys:A/ - side (of the body)
<admiring look> "Chussa"--side of the body. What a neat word!
YHL