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Re: Symmetry of Lojban phonology [ was Re: [lojban] on Lojban pronunciation ]

At 04:58 PM 06/23/2000 -0400, Brook Conner wrote:

As
for the lack of a labial or palatal liquid or semivowel, as I recall,
Loglan had a "w" and a consonantal "y", which would have filled in those
spots.
y is the consonantal buffer in TLI Loglan - that is not a consonant but a brief sound to separate consonants without being taken as a vowel; w has the phonetic value of u umlaut but is used only in borrowings. 

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