Richard Wordingham wrote:

>
> --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "suzmccarth" <suzmccarth@...> wrote:
> > --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"
> > <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> > > --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "suzmccarth" <suzmccarth@...> wrote:
>
> > On rereading Singler I decided that there could have been about 63
> > original symbols. What do you think?
> >
> > p, b_ (implosive), kp, f, t, d_, s, k, V
> >
> > 9 X 7 = 63
> >
> > I think these following rows are the most recent in time.
> >
> > 1. v, z, and 3 out of 4 rows of palatals. Take off 5 rows. Loan words
> > only.
>
> Are these known to be loan words, or are this just a guess? The
> symbols for /zo/ (ZOO), /zO/ (ZO?) and /jO/ (YO) had a theme of two
> vertical circles, so they dont seem to be aftwerthoughs in the system.

Examples of phonological systematicity would indeed seem to be
afterthoughts.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...