On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Philip TAYLOR (Webmaster, Ret'd) < p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > > The IPA has its drawbacks, that is true, and is more intended to > convey intra-language differences than inter-language, but it is > still almost certainly the best way in which to present the sounds > of a language to an audience with no previous familiarity with > the sounds of which it is composed. > > In Michael's own examples : > > ᏌᏊ: Sah-Gwoo > ᏍᎪᎯ: Skoh-Hee > > the "ᏌᏊ" and "ᏍᎪᎯ" elements are fine for native speakers > familiar with the sound system, but the broad transcription > into "Sah-Gwoo" and "Skoh-Hee" does leave a great deal to > be desired, as Peter Dyballa suggests. > > > The syllabary letters are named as they are normally sounded. Makes learning to read and write much easier than with, say, "English" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_syllabary Just as an FYI: the language is also Tonal to a degree and is Polysynthetic. -- --- - Learn to speak Cherokee: http://www.cherokeelessons.com/ - Cherokee Language Help BBS/Chat: http://www.cherokeelessons.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=6 - Cherokee Lessons PDF made with: http://www.lyx.org/
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