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--- In ceqli@yahoogroups.com, <li_sasxsek@...> wrote: > > (There's that *#$&$& HTML again!) > > > From: ceqli@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ceqli@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > Rex May > > > Yes, well, if tS is a phoneme, dZ > > just about has to be by any > > standards. And the other > > examples are, I admit at least > > arguable. > > > > Well, whether they are or not, two > > questions arise. > > > > 1. Given the alphabet as is, why > > can't I also spell Ceqli as Txeqli? > > No reason why not. > > > > 2. To be halfway symmetrical, I > > really can't allow dj for /dZ/, or > > question #1 will really be > > unanswerable. > > See #3. > > > 3. Am I then left with j having to > > be /dZ/ to avoid that question, > > leaving the language without > > a /Z/ phoneme at all? If so, is > > that a problem for anyone? > > I think this would be a good change. /dZ/ is more popular anyway. > > > That leaves: > > C = /tS/ (no change) > J = /dZ/ (would have to merge existing /Z/ with any current <dj> > /dZ/. > X = /S/ (no change) > Okay, I'm convinced. Only change is that j = /dZ/, and Ceqli has no /Z/