[lojban] Re: [h] (was: RE: Re: Aesthetics

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Robin Turner scripsit:

> Surely anyone who can say "uhuh" can say "ihi".


Well, actually, no.  [h] has back articulation, and so does [u], but
stretching from [i] to [h] and back again is quite hard.

I pronounce i'i using [C], the German ich-sound.  This is the natural
result if you turn off voicing and add palatal friction.

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