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Re: [westasianconlangs] Re: Any new ideas?



Anthony wrote:
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khn - prim. root meaning 'to mediate in religious services'

Kahan – priest's office
Kahan – priest
Kohen – priest
Kahen – priest (Aramaic)
K'hunnah – priesthood
>>

And, of course, to this list can be added:

Kahuna - priest (Hawaiian)

;)

On a serious OT question: Does anyone know where there
are recorded sounds of Arabic 'ayn and Haa (pharyngeal)
somewhere on the web?  We'd like to play them for our intro
to linguistics class at UCSD.

-David
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