Re: [tied] Other IE language with /w/

From: Miguel Carrasquer
Message: 41468
Date: 2005-10-17

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:33:08 +0000, tgpedersen
<tgpedersen@...> wrote:

>BTW, what's the situation with f, v, and w in Afrikaans?

I'm not sure. Initial v- is [f], but medial -<v>- has
apparently merged with -<w>- (leven = lewe, wolven = wolwe).
After a consonant, <w> is [w] (swem [swEm]), but it's [v]
otherwise.

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