>>I name Mid IE *[t:, k:] the "fortis series" since it is the
>>descendant of the Nostratic ejective series... and you can't get
>>more fortis than an ejective
>
>A common misconception.
At any rate, Miguel, I simply refer to the three-way contrasts
as "voiceless lenis", "voiceless fortis" and "voiced" for
convenience more than anything. It's still no big deal.
Indo-European doesn't consist of Indo + European, but we manage
just fine to live with the inexact nomenclature. Take a pill, man!
(They should be easy to find in Holland...)
- love gLeN
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