[lojban] Re: 2 vowels I'm missing

the short i can often be inserted phonetically (id est, when spoken, but not written) into words that are unusual for english speakers for ease of _expression_, turning zdani into z(short i sound)dani, or zidani. that helps for those strange consonant clusters, but otherwise doesnt exist in lojban. sadly no short a sound, making those with names that use it, the short i, or the th sound use substitution or make a new name instead ( like i did).

-seryf

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 03:20:35PM -0700, Xitron wrote:

> 

> 2 vowels I'm missing

> 

> I'm a beginner, and am seeking info I've not found in the documentation I've 

read thus far.

> 

> The sound for the short 'i', such as in 'hick'

> 

> The sound for the short 'a', such as in 'hat'

> 

> Have those been discarded entirely?  



Yes.



> If so, what vowel sound is generally substituted?



Lojban e and a, respectively.



-Robin



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