From: suzmccarth
Message: 5404
Date: 2005-08-15
> --- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "suzmccarth" <suzmccarth@...> wrote:in
>
> > Would it not be possible to create an interactive syllable chart
> > java script of the 60 symbol set, with the auxiliary set in aHere is the quote from Singler.
> > further menu.
>
> Are you sure the number is 60, and not 160?
> table of the state of affairs in 1849, if that system hasessentially
> persisted, it should have about 165 syllable symbols! Myassessment,
> using proposed Unicode names and showing pronunciation in XSAMPAwhere
> there would be more than one pronunication for a symbol, is thatthe
> system should consist of at least the following 148 symbols:JJ\o, jo/,
>
> EE, I, A, OO, O /O, hO, w0/;
> AN /a~, Na/, ON /O~, NO, HO~/, EN /E~, hE~/;
> NGEN;
> HEE, HI, HA, HOO, HE /hE, E/;
> HIN /hi~, i~/;
> WEE, WI, WA, WOO, WU /wu, u, hu/, WE;
> PEE, PI, PA, POO, PU, PO, PE;
> BHI, BHA, BHU, BHO;
> BEE, BI, BA, BOO, BU, BO, BE;
> MBA, MBOO;
> KPI, KPA, KPOO, KPU, KPO, KPE, KPAN;
> GBEE, GBI, GBA, GBOO, GBU, GBO, GBE;
> FEE, FI, FA, FOO, FO, FE;
> VA, VO;
> TEE, TI, TA, TOO, TU, TO, TE;
> DHEE, DHI, DHA, DHOO, DHU;
> LEE, LI, LA, LOO, LU /lu, d_<u, nd_<u/, LO, LE /lE, d_<E/;
> DEE, DA, DOO, DO;
> NDEE, NDI, NDOO;
> SEE /se, ze/, SI, SA, SOO, SU /su, zu/, SO, SE /sE, zE/;
> ZI, ZA, ZOO /zo, jO(?)/, ZO;
> CI;
> JEE /J\e, ce/, JI /J\i, JJ\i, ji/, JA /J\a, ca/, JOO /J\o, co,
> JU /J\u, cu, ju/, JO /J\O, c\O, JJ\O/;recently
> NJEE /JJ\e, je/, NJA, NJU;
> YA;
> KEE, KI, KA, KOO, KU, KO, KE;
> NGGEE, NGGI, NGGA, NGGO;
> GEE, GA, GOO, GU /gu, Ngu/, GO, GE;
> MI, MA, MU, MO, ME;
> NI, NA, NU, NO, NE;
> NYI, NYA, NYU, NYO, NYE;
> NG.
>
> I have also omitted 17 symbols that look as though they have
> been distinguished by the double dot diacritic even when thenasal,
> distinction goes back to 1849.
>
> (Note that d_< is the implosive dental stop, J is the palatal
> and J\ is the voiced palatal stop.)
>
> Richard.