Question on Ukrainian v/w

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Alex wrote:

> UNICOD (UTF-8)
> 
> Dear Paul, Ukrainian "V" is the same as Russian. But some countrymen
> may mix "HV" with "F". I know that you can read cyrillic. ...

Well, so far you're the first respondent to say this.

I've had several messages, both public and private, indicating that 
Ukrainian definitely does have a [w]. There seems to be some uncertainty 
about whether it occurs /everywhere/ or whether Ukrainian has [v] in 
some contexts. But I /am/ hearing for example that "сказаф" or even 
"сказав" for "сказаў" (please forgive my use of a Belarusian letter for 
clarity) is a Russian accent, not a natural Ukrainian pronunciation.

I'm still hoping someone will clarify both the geographic and 
phonological contexts in which [v] occurs.

I was already aware of the хв/ф confusion; that wasn't my question.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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