Arabic-L:LING:Sifr/Cipher

[Dilworth Parkinson]

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Date: 30 Apr  2004
From:wasamy at umich.edu
Subject:Sifr/Cipher

> I also find it odd that sometimes Iraqi uses
> "paaS" for bus, rather than baaS.  I believe
> some of this is an itermediate consonant
> between English p and b. (without the plosive?)

> Herb Martin
> Austin, TX

Might it be over correction?

In Egypt, overcorrection happens with F to V, and B to P.

Waheed

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