graphemes

[Budelberger, Richard]

3 floréal an CCXVII (le 22 avril 2009 d. c.-d. c. g.), 13 h 13 : 18,4 °C...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: ANTHONY APPLEYARD
To: nahuatl at lists.famsi.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Nahuat-l] graphemes

> Both are clearer than the Spanish-based spelling:

    Is nothing clearer for your native language -- anglosaxon ? -- spelling ?...
Nahuatl has a wonderful *orthography*, so WE (¹) use it !

> * One letter instead of alternating between "uh" and "hu",
> and confusion in recording dalect forms where the vowel U occurs.
> * One letter each for the K and S sounds instead of imitating
> the result of Latin C (originally pronounced K everywhere)
> softening before front vowels and Y in Spanish, a sound
> change that never happened in Nahuatl.

    One letter for /k^w/ ? for long vowels ? for « ch », « tl » ?
How many for /saltillo/ ?...

    Nahuatl has a 500 year spelling, We (¹)  love it.

> Citlalyani.

    Budelberger, Richard.

1. Carochi, Launey... and Ignoramus (²)... ; not Wimmer...
Durand-Forest, Dehouve, Roulet... and Foreigners...

2.    Me !


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