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[lojban-beginners] Re: problem



UrchinStar47 wrote:

I was still asking about lojbanic ['], I can't fiure it out.

I was asking for help from someone who understands my language and
might be in a better position to help me (and to know what I'm
asking). I'm not a language specialist, and that bunch of mails didn't
realy help much.


I will try...

The Lojbanic ['] is usually pronounced like the English h...
not like the Scottish ch or either the hard or soft ch of
German or the Greek version(s).

Imagine a cold winter day where you want to make a cloud
of you breath -- that is the approximate consonant you
would use. The throat is fully open and relaxed, as are
the lips -- there is no constriction, and no real motion
of the glottis or uvula or lips or tongue. It's a simple
puff of air through an open pipe.

Does that help any?


Hal