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[lojban-beginners] Re: forbidden consonant pairs



On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:28 PM,  <MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 4/2/2008 04:42:27 AM Central Daylight Time,
> ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
>
> 4)    The specific pairs ``cx'', ``kx'', ``xc'', ``xk'', and ``mz''
> are forbidden.
>
> If "sx" and "xs" are allowed (and they are), then "cx" and "xc" should be
> allowed too.

"sx" and "cx" should even be valid initials. "sx" is the only valid
pair that starts with "s" but is not a valid initial.

> If "nz" is allowed, then "mz" should be.  Ruling out one in favor of the
> other makes no sense.

Same with the triplets ntc, nts, ndj, ndz.

And forbidding "xk" and "kx" while allowing "fp", "pf", "ts", "st",
which are also stop and fricative pairs at the same point of
articulation, is not very consistent.

mu'o mi'e xorxes