Hupa texts / by Pliny Earle Goddard.

  • Pliny Earle Goddard
Date:
1904
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Credit: Hupa texts / by Pliny Earle Goddard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    m as in English. n usually as in English, but sometimes very short, n as ng in sing. h as in English but somewhat stronger. X has the sound of jota in Spanish, s as in sit. z the corresponding voiced continuant; only after d and rare, c as sh in shall. It seldom occurs except after t. d is spoken with the tongue on the teeth. t an easily recognized, somewhat aspirated surd in the position of d. t an unaspirated surd which is distinguished from d with difficulty. k, ky a surd stop having the contact on the posterior third of the hard palate. Except before e, e, i, and I a glide is noticeable and has been written as y. g, gy the sonant of the preceding, occurs rarely, k when written before a back vowel (a, o, 6, u, u) without a following y, stands for a surd nearly in the posi- tion of c in come, but the contact is very firm. The resulting sound is very harsh and quite unlike the English sound. q is a velar surd occurring only before back vowels, tc as ch in church. dj the corresponding voiced sound equivalent to j or soft g in English.
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