[lojban] Re: 2 vowels I'm missing

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Friday 29 August 2008 18:20:35 Xitron wrote:
> 2 vowels I'm missing
>
> Author: Xitron
>
> (:linux:)
> 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?  If so, what vowel sound is generally
> substituted?

Short i can be substituted with "i" or "e"; short a with "e" or "a". "a" is 
avoided in certain positions in names because of the no "la" rule, e.g. 
Lansing can't be "lansin", but can be "lensin".

phma


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