2006 SCLC: Announcement and Call for Papers

[David Costa]

Actually, in Micmac spelling, 'q' is used for the straight velar fricative
[x], which is often voiced.

Dave 


> The backed pronunciation of K seems to be fairly common.  Even in the SE I
> noticed it frequently among speakers of Muskogee Creek.
> 
> And the Micmac spell their name Miqmaq nowadays, don't they?  I assume this
> may represent a uvularized pronunciation.
> 
> I haven't heard it among Siouan speakers that I recall though.
> 
> Bob
> 
>> I'm no Cree expert, but I'm about 99% sure the Qu'Appelle Reserve is Plains
>> Cree.

>> I don't know about /k/ having an allophone of [q].
> 
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