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Re: [romconlang] Re: Vote for your favorite C-a word forms!



>> Mavali - traitor < Ar. muwali
>> Mavjada - traitor < Ar. muwallad
>
> Mavali is prettier.  But do you want the word for traitor
> to be pretty?  =P

And if you don't mind a little methatesis, malavi is even better, in my opinion. But what's the phonetic value of |v|? Is it still /w/ or has it shifted? If it's /B/, I still say malavi; otherwise, mavali.

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