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pivor form idea



Since the concern with my C(C)V(V) pivor form seems to be the loss of CV
and CVV as predicate forms, how about this compromise: XV(V), where X is
either a plosive or a consonant combination that has a plosive in it. (I
suppose that plosive+weak shouldn't count, as that would step on
predicates like "plei".)

So I think the possible combinations would then be:
b d g k p t ck cp ct dj jb jd jg sk sp st tc zb zd zg
plus
a e i o u y ai ei oi au ia ie io iu ua ue ui uo

...for 360 possible pivor. Given And's reduction of the cmavo down to
210, this should be enough.

This would still lose "sa" as a pivor. Too bad; I find it rather
pleasant.

-- 
Rob Speer