-ckx consonant cluster?

[Paul Johnston]

Just a way to write /ks/ given the local spelling conventions--and I
would agree that both Flemish and French conventions are interacting
here.

Paul Johnston
On Nov 28, 2007, at 4:34 PM, James Smith wrote:

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> So back to the original query; what is the
> significance, if any, of name suffixes such as -ckx
> and -kxx?
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