Re: [tied] Nominative: A hybrid view

From: alex
Message: 22429
Date: 2003-05-30

fortuna11111 wrote:
>
> i-e-a
> u-o-a
> (ü-ö-ä)


It looks like a vertical/horisontal system perfectly made for
diphtongation:

Horisontal:
i-e > ie
e-a > ea
u-o > uo
o-a > oa

Vertical:
i
u
> ü

e
o
> ö

The problem remains "ä"; it looks like it doesn't want to fit the
vertical system.