Re: Who we are, part VIII

[Padraic Brown <pbrown@nova.umuc.edu>]

On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, John Cowan wrote:

> Andrew Fferreir yscrifef:
> 
> > I usually pronounce it ['brIthenIg], not sure if that's the correct stress
> > though.
> 
> Well, now that you've changed the Web page, there is no question
> what the stress is:
> 
> # Stress in Brithenig is placed on the penultimate, or second last
> # syllable. Monosyllables are stressed if it is open, or without
> # any following consonants, or followed by one consonant or ch, dd,
> # ss or th. 
> 
> So [brI 'Te nIg] it is, spoken in the land of ['ke mEr] and elsewhere.
> Alddarestaya will have to re-learn.

Ah.  That's cella mista rista for you.  I'll have a look at the new page.

> 
> -- 
> John Cowan	http://www.ccil.org/~cowan		cowan@ccil.org
> 	You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
> 	You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
> 		Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (FW 16.5)
> 
Padraic.