[lojban] Re: pronunciation with cmavo and brivla

[Pierre Abbat <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Monday 10 January 2005 23:06, Chris Capel wrote:
> The reference grammar, chapter 4, section 2, example 2.8, says that to
> pronounce "le RE NANmu", you need to say "le RE. NANmu". The pause is
> required, it says, because otherwise it could confuse someone about
> NAN being the first syllable of nanmu. But isn't this ambiguity taken
> care of by nanmu's CVC/CV form? Why is the pause necessary in
> addition?

It isn't for two-syllable brivla. It is necessary for a lot of three-syllable 
or longer brivla, such as {jbojbena} and {krataigo}.

phma
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