LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.24 (10) [E]

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From: Kenneth Rohde Christiansen <kenneth at gnu.org>
Subject: LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.24 (06) [E]

'eeuw' is not traditionally considered a diphtong in Dutch as it ends
with a half-vocal. Traditionally only 'ei/ij', 'au' and 'ou' are
considered diphtongs. The reason for this is that a "diphtong" as "ooi"
/oj/ ends with a half vocal:

mooi [mo:i] vs. mooie [mo:j@]

Cheers, Kenneth

> From: Philip Ernest Barber <pbarber at loc.gov>
> Subject: LL-L "Riddles" 2003.10.23 (09) [E]
>
> There may be eight consonants written, but I  count only five consonantal
> sounds: ng, s (twice), t, ch, and r. Surely w is not a consonant here.
(Or
> maybe it is; I claim no competence in the matter of Dutch vowels and
> diphthongs!)
>
> > And does anybody know a word with more consonants (in any
> > lowlandtongue) like our  Dutch word: angstschreeuw (8!).

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