Re: Albanian (1)

From: tolgs001
Message: 30059
Date: 2004-01-26

>Argessos > Arze$ makes sense

There isn't a pronunciation with [z], but with [dZ]

>*Argessius would yielkd *Arje$.

This is valid for the DR subdialectal areas
Transylvania, Banat and most of Moldavia (where
virtually all [dZ]s are replaced by [Z]).

>Richard.

George