I have run into a correspondence between two languages (I think) that
puzzles me greatly.
In one language, /¿/ (pharyngeal stop) seems to be corresponding to
"cognates" _written_ z in another.
Presumably, z was /ts/ though it may have been pronounced as /z/ (also
possibly /t/ or even /d/).
Usually, one finds correspondences that make some phonolgical sense
although there are some rather bizarre ones.
Has anyone every read or heard of such a correspondence? The nature of the
first element seems secure.
Your input would be greatly appreciated.
Patrick