On 07:41 Wed 24 Jan , Alex Martini wrote:
>
> On Jan 24, 2007, at 7:29 AM, Elmo Todurov wrote:
>
> >On 17:06 Tue 23 Jan , Alex Martini wrote:
> >>Is this the right stressing of {noltruti'u}? I expected {nol-TRU-
> >>ti'u} as three Lojban syllables, since I was under the impression
> >>that .y'y doesn't make a syllable break.
> >noltruTI'u is the correct pronounciation. y isn't counted as a
> >vowel for
> >syllable-making purposes (like the word, banlydau (ignore the meaning,
> >it's just for illustration) is pronounced BANlydau).
> >
> >Elmo
> If I count .y'y as a syllable break, I get {nol-tru-TI-hu} as the
> second to last, but if I don't I get {nol-TRU-tihu} as second to last
> using h for .y'y since it's easier to see as syllable initial. Which
> seems to be the opposite of what you're saying.
> {ti'u} counts, as far as I know, all as one syllable since y'y is not
> a syllable break. If it were, then cmavo like {ba'o} would be two
> syllables which isn't allowed.
Who says ' isn't a valid syllable breaking letter? I don't deny that I
might be wrong, but I was under the impression it _is_ allowed and _is_ a
2-syllable word. Could you please give me reference to the text that
says a single cmavo must be a single syllable, and that ' can't start a
syllable?
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