RE: kana and syllables (was: constructed script, etc.)
Michael (akerbeltz.alba) Hawai'ian uses the macron actually ... but there are numerous languages which don't use diacritics ... Siksika, Miccosukee, Sardinian, Dutch, Pawnee, Rotokas the list is long, with many small languages on it, [...] Dutch uses the acute accent for emphasis (often seen in één); Sardinian uses the same accent marks used in Italian, but with rules more resembling Spanish. e.g.: DECRARATZIONE UNIVERSALE E SOS DERETOS DE S'ÒMINE [...] Artìculu 1 Totu sos èsseres umanos naschint lìberos e eguales in dinnidade e in deretos. Issos tenent sa resone e sa cussèntzia e depent operare s'unu cun s'àteru cun ispìritu de fraternidade. [...] © The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, Switzerland I think that Interlingua uses no diacritics. Ciao. Marco
kana and syllables (was: constructed script, etc.)
The kana are adaptable. Quite so! I mean, how can you have you-on (like in my name)? That does not fit your scheme. I like the syllable $B$j$g(B,that is to say, ryo (I think it is a ryo, I am not used to this IME). I heard it in a song once and wished out loud I could say Ryo that good. Then I realized I had just said Ryo. And ryo is two kana. Ri and small yo. Think: no language (except English, Swahili, and maybe Hawaiian) uses the Latin alphabet with no diacriticals. Oh and one form of romanized Japanese, but does that count? Well, my point is, kana are flexible too. If you really need your theta sound, just declare $B$5!,!"$7!,!"$9!,!"$;!,!"$=!,(B to be pronounced tha, thi, thu, the, tho. My point is, if a language has a slight difference in phonology from Japanese, it can still use kana. Remember, standard kana can handle about fifteen consonants. $B$i$s$^(B $B!z$8$e$&$$$C$A$c$s!z(B $B!!!_$"$+$M(B $B!
Re: kana and syllables (was: constructed script, etc.)
[ebakita] Think: no language (except English, Swahili, and maybe Hawaiian) uses the Latin alphabet with no diacriticals. Oh and one form of romanized Japanese, but does that count? Well, my point is, kana are flexible too. Hawai'ian uses the macron actually ... but there are numerous languages which don't use diacritics ... Siksika, Miccosukee, Sardinian, Dutch, Pawnee, Rotokas the list is long, with many small languages on it, but was that the question? ; ) Michael
