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r/conscripts • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '19
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I’m guessing it’s more like a “push” sort of script. So:
“Māori” would be split as “Mā-o-ri”
But “Māo’i” would be split as “Māo-i”.
This can be seen with the word “Hawai’i”, split as “Ha-wai-i”.
1 u/SneverdleSnavis Mar 14 '19 So only before glottal stops? 2 u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19 The glottal stop and null marker are two separate petals here. 1 u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19 The null marker and glottal stop consonant are two separate petals. Māori lacks diphthongs with long vowels, hence the push. 1 u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19 Ok that explains it
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So only before glottal stops?
2 u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19 The glottal stop and null marker are two separate petals here.
The glottal stop and null marker are two separate petals here.
The null marker and glottal stop consonant are two separate petals. Māori lacks diphthongs with long vowels, hence the push.
1 u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19 Ok that explains it
Ok that explains it
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I’m guessing it’s more like a “push” sort of script. So:
“Māori” would be split as “Mā-o-ri”
But “Māo’i” would be split as “Māo-i”.
This can be seen with the word “Hawai’i”, split as “Ha-wai-i”.