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Every language has tongue-twisters, but Ladekwa has far too many.
So, I've decided to experiment with a new approach, and I'll be working
on it over the next several days. It's very simple:
Modifier ::= CV or CVn, where C is b c d f g j k p s t v or z
Classifier ::= CSV or CVS
In other words, the new approach discards the voiced-unvoiced
distinction. Modifiers and classifiers can use any of the
consonants. Root morphemes that do NOT contain a semi-vowel are
modifiers. Those that DO contain a semi-vowel are classifiers.
If there is a correspondence between the meaning of a modifier and a
classifier, then the semi-vowel can be removed from the classifier
to produce the modifier; eg. classifier "faw" could becomes modifier
"fa". Modifiers that are not based on classifiers can have the form
CVn; eg. "ban" will have no relationship to "baw", "bya", "bay",
etc.
Any comments or suggestions?