The I in Tutelo-Saponi

[Rankin, Robert L]

If the transcription was done by a linguist or by one of the talented amateurs like Horatio Hale then all vowels, whether upper case or lower case, should have standard values:

Aa like the a in father.
Ee like the e in bet
Ii like the i in machine
Oo like the o in boat
Uu like the u in rune

If the transcription was done by someone else there's no way to know what was intended unless we can compare their writing to some known source.

Bob


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Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 1:21 AM
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Subject: The I in Tutelo-Saponi

I was wondering if the capital I in the Tutelo-Saponi langugae is pronounced (eye) or (eye-yah)?




Scott P. Collins