Re: [bpfk] Question on {z} vs. {dz} and {ts}

[John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>]

Alex Burka scripsit:

> I agree. Let's not be the BPFK that just keeps incrementally removing
> phonemes from Lojban! pe'i this is why we have the buffer vowel,
> to assist with difficult consonant clusters.

It helps with difficult consonant clusters, but not with difficult
individual phonemes, or with difficult CV combinations (e.g. Japanese
doesn't distinguish between "zi" and "di").  Those can't be avoided.

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