Would be interesting to try how the original language would have sounded.
Coming back to W the sound of W which is double U would be double like: UURALDA or the word Witch would be UUitch.
This I wanted to share as it came into mind last Sunday during bicycling on the flatlands of Walcheren. also with a double U
pronunciation of the original language
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Looking back at the Standscript, i see there is no w listed. Though it spells Wralda with a w,which would have to be two "u"s (or "v"s) put together.johannes wrote: ↑24 Jan 2023, 15:18 Would be interesting to try how the original language would have sounded.
Coming back to W the sound of W which is double U would be double like: UURALDA or the word Witch would be UUitch.
This I wanted to share as it came into mind last Sunday during bicycling on the flatlands of Walcheren. also with a double U
This is Ott's transliteration.
STAND. A Á À H Ô O U Û Ü E É I J Y Í B P T TH D F V R N NG M L G K S C X (W R A L D A .)
RUN. a. á. à. h. ô. o. u. û. ü. e. é. i. j. y. í. b. p. t. th. d. f. v. r. n. ng. m. l. g. k. s. c. x.
Brea, bûter en griene tsiis is goed Ingelsk en goed Frysk
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The posts listed here may be helpful: How did the OLB vowels sound?
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Thank you , very useful.
I am very much sound orientated
johannes
I am very much sound orientated
johannes
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pronunciation of the original language
Would it be an idea to include the article How did the OLB vowels sound? in the new print of the OL book
personified grammar, c.1540
Reconstruction of how the 'Fryas' vowels may have sounded, based on related modern languages.
(Fryskednis blog-posts of 2018, April 17 to 28.)
the single V
the double V or W
A, Á, À
O, Ô and ʘ
U varieties
I, J, Y and Í
E and É
Would it be an idea to include the article How did the OLB vowels sound? in the new print of the OL book
personified grammar, c.1540
Reconstruction of how the 'Fryas' vowels may have sounded, based on related modern languages.
(Fryskednis blog-posts of 2018, April 17 to 28.)
the single V
the double V or W
A, Á, À
O, Ô and ʘ
U varieties
I, J, Y and Í
E and É
Re: pronunciation of the original language
That's a good idea indeed. Thank you for the suggestion, Johannes.