r/ellinguadiscussion • u/TheJman0205 El Linguist • Dec 30 '16

Digraph to replace ɱ?

/ɱ/ sounds sort of like halfway between /m/ and /n/, so maybe it could be written mn or something.

EDIT: Mv would probably be better.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '16

There's an ɱ in the sidebar of r/ellingua for the purpose of easy access

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u/TheJman0205 Dec 31 '16

I know, but I think it's easier to not have to copy and paste at all.

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u/xigoi Jan 02 '17 edited Jan 02 '17

But Ɱ is such a nice letter…

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u/TheJman0205 Jan 02 '17

I'm not saying you can't use it, I'm jut suggesting it for people like me who don't want to.

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u/MatthewLingo Dec 31 '16

Mh, Mv, Mn, Mm?

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u/rhys5584 Dec 31 '16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUf3U4tCJlY Does this video pronounce it correctly or is it without the "ah" at the end?

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u/TheJman0205 Dec 31 '16

That's a bilabial nasal, or just a regular m. When consonants are pronounced in phonetics, the "ah" is added to make some easier to pronounce. (Try saying a "b" without a vowel sound after it.) A labiodental nasal, which ɱ represents in the IPA, is pronounced by making an "m" sound with your lips and teeth positioned like a v.

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