Re: subconscious sound preferences

[Andrew Smith <hobbit@MAIL.EARTHLIGHT.CO.NZ>]

On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Herman Miller wrote:

> Probably. I haven't heard a recording of Maori, so I can only go by the
> descriptions in books. It's similar to the "wh" in some dialects of
> English.
>
I have read somewhere that "wh" in Maori was originally a bilabial
fricative.  Southern Maori pronounced it as /h/ and other dialects as /w/.
Modern speakers pronounce it as /f/ which may be a shift influenced by
English speakers.

- andrew.

Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz
Q. Why are there so many Smiths in the Phone Book?
A. Because they all have telephones!

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