Welcome to the txeqli group. Note that the language has just changed its name from ceqli, so don't be confused if you see it spelled both ways for a while. If...
You might want to put a link to the group on your websites. The URL is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/txeqli/ That will take people to the group home page,...
... I think it should be open. There's nothing personal in them that should be kept secret, & I know that I've been turned off to some groups before because I...
I was sitting here wondering what the new sound of the letter C is/will be, since it is no longer 'ch'. Please not 'ts'---that's my least favorite feature of...
Alexander Browne
alexbrowne@...
Feb 11, 2002 10:19 pm
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I have just opened up the messages, files, bookmarks, and calendar sections for non-members to view. Kevin...
... Well, the only logical sounds I can think of would be 'ts' (which I hate as much as you), or the Scottish 'loch' sound, which I'm also not fond of. I have...
... I concur. Any use of it that I can think of is worse than not using it. I figure it can be the only letter used in digraphs, i. e., in transcribing ...
... transcribing ... modifying the ... I like the digraph for other languages' sounds idea. I was trying to think of something different that other letters...
Alexander Browne
alexbrowne@...
Feb 12, 2002 1:31 am
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... As do I. Now, when they're flat-out borrowed, given that Txeqli lacks some sounds, we can opt for sight-familiarity. English gun > Tx gun, pronounced ...
... Yes. My reasoning is that if you have a single symbol for 'ts,' then you also must have one for 'tS,' 'dz', 'dZ,' 'ks,' 'gz,' etc. Now, I can see Txeqli...
... then you ... letters ... limited to ... Where's the new phoneme chart posted? If it happens that /tS/ retains its status as a single phoneme, I don't see...
... Preferable in the interest of symmetry and consistency. If there's a single symbol for /tS/ then there should also be one for /dZ/, and there isn't enough...
... opting the Shavian system entirely. ... I just updated it at http://www.geocities.com/ceqli/alph.htm Everybody let me know if there are mistakes. --...
... a single ... isn't ... other such ... Yes, but then you're leaving the door open for the use of any combination of oclusive+sibilant (ts, tx, dz, dj, ps,...
... Sure. Anything that is considered pronounceable by consensus is allowed. And schwa-buffering will be available for those who find the combinations ...
... Come to think of it, why not have a contest ‹ Find a sound for 'c'. Already rejected is the c as schwa, because a schwa just doesn't seem to fit into ...
To expand on what I was saying about names. People would take a Txeqli name, just as they now take Mandarin names. Sometimes (as in Mandarin) the name is an...
... Already ... fit into ... of 'a', and ... part of ... letter ... Well, of course I would propose a solution quite similar to the one in my own project (you...
... . ... I'm not fond of Smi ("Smee"). For the word "make", Alex's site lists 'kau', and your site has no entry. I'm not sure where 'far' comes from, but it...
... I agree. I like Keven best. I was letting the spelling decide for me. ... Yes, all this needs to be rethought and regularized. "Kau" is gone. To make...
... Txeqli ... Mandarin) the ... translation I totally agree with this, and would like to make sure it covers other proper nouns and foreign words. Javier...
Alexander Browne
alexbrowne@...
Feb 13, 2002 2:50 am
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... Already ... of ... letter ... What about the Arabic sound transcribed as 'q'? (I think an uvular stop.) I think this sound is interesting, but might be too...
