Re: ogonek vs. retroflex hook

From: Kenneth Whistler (kenw@sybase.com)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 14:31:36 EST

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    > At 11:33 -0600 2003-04-02, Peter_Constable@sil.org wrote:
    > >John Hudson <tiro@tiro.com> wrote on 04/02/2003 11:28:28 AM:
    > >
    > >> Yes, I would consider those ogoneks. What do they signify in Dogrib?
    > >> Nasalisation?
    > >
    > >Not yet sure, but waiting to find out.
    >
    > I would imagine they are nasals as in Navajo.

    Dogrib is a Dene (Athabaskan) language, and I concur with Michael.
    The marks in question are clearly ogoneks -- they have nothing
    to do with retroflex hooks. The convention is used to
    represent nasalized vowels by Athabaskanists.

    --Ken



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