Exu:
> I have seen that. Kind of like organizing English as
>
> one
> two three
> four five
> six seven
> eight n-ine
> ten
Not at all. Perhaps, considering that you goofed when it came to "shi",
you should listen for once. This is common knowledge and the vowel
harmony that Altaic languages in general are known for is evident in
the Old Japanese forms. The vowel alternations are predictable. None
of this pattern is random at all. To dismiss this is like dismissing
chemistry in favour of alchemy. Look again, Exu.
= gLeN