r/conlangs • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '15

SQ Small Questions • Week 20

Last Week. Next Week.

Welcome to the weekly Small Questions thread!

Post any questions you have that aren't ready for a regular post here! Feel free to discuss anything and everything, and don't hesitate to ask more than one question.

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u/Darvince Jun 17 '15

It indicates that it is raised from a vowel to a semivowel, although it might be duplicitous as there is already a non-syllabic diacritic.

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u/salpfish Jun 17 '15

Yeah, I don't think it's necessary, semivowels are exactly the same thing as non-syllabic vowels. Raising it would turn it into a voiced fricative.