Re: [tied] Re: Why is PIE more centum than satem?

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From: michael_donne

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Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:06 AM

Subject: [tied] Re: Why is PIE more centum than satem?

*k  = [q]  (uvular)

> Is this uvular sound like the Arabic or Hebrew 'ch' similar to
German 'ach'? If not, what is an example of it?

It's a stop articulated with the body of the tongue strongly retracted and making contact with the soft palate near the uvula. It occurs in many languages, e.g. Arabic (transliterated as <q>) and Inuit (spelt <q>).

 

Piotr