[lojban-beginners] Re: .ea .eia .e.a .oe .oue .o.e

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Wednesday 18 July 2007 04:06, m.kornig@sondal.net wrote:
> In my understanding {e a} is a phrase consisting of two
> words (with a little, compulsory pause in between),
> whereas {e,a} is a single word consisting of two
> syllables and {ea} a one syllable word.

{ea} is two syllables. It is pronounced exactly like {e,a}. {o,i}, on the 
other hand, is not pronounced like {oi}, but is the same word.

Pierre