Re: Rom. & Alb. initial "h"

>"haraba(ie)" (< Turk. "araba"), "hultui" (instead of "altoi"),
>"(h)aista", "(h)aldan", etc.). Practically, a bunch of words with
>initial vowel can be pronounced with aspiration without affecting
>their meaning, even if they are not to be found in dictionsries.
>I guess one can find similar phenomena elsewhere.

Okay, this seems plausible (thanks for <hultui>, I didn't know
it). These examples suggest, however, that this is only a
regional phenomenon. As far as I can be competent for
my region and regions adjacent to it (and I'm far from being
competent enough), this phenomenon is unknown. It is
known only as hear-say from other origins (either through
visitors/immigrants or through media: print, radio & TV).

> Marius Iacomi

George