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Re: [Ladekwa] Unhappy with Ladekwa as is

In a message dated 10/14/2005 4:26:46 PM Central Standard Time, ram@hidden.email writes:


I really don't understand why some of you are objecting to what I'm
doing.  The language is not baselined and probably won't be baselined
for several years.  There's still plenty of time to get it right.


You asked for comments and suggestions.  
Stephan already mentioned the problem of modifiers derived from multiple classifiers (e.g., "ba" from "baw", "bay", "bwa", or "bya").  You may have mentioned it yourself in your own suggestion.  This is my main (maybe sole) objection to what you suggested.  It would add a lot of ambiguity, I think.
I like the one-to-one classifier-modifier relation afforded by the voiced/unvoiced distinction.
One advantage your suggestion has is that it would make borrowings (mnemonics) and names a lot closer to the originals.

Steven