Re: Learning a language

From: Ben Zimmer (bgzimmer_at_midway.uchicago.edu)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:32:08 -0400

LEE Sau Dan wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Rex" == Rex F May <rex.may@comcast.net> writes:
>
> Rex> Finally, some non-Ceqli sounds may be used to transcribe
> Rex> foreign words or for other reasons. They can be indicated by
> Rex> digraphs, thus:
>
> Rex> ZH as in meaSure TH as in THin DH as in THen KH as in BaCH
>
> Funny. Why no letters to transcribe words from Malay (you'd need a
> "gn" as in French, which is spelt "nh" in Malay)?

No, romanized Malay uses <ny> for the palatal nasal. (Pre-1972
Indonesian used <nj>.) Perhaps you're thinking of Portuguese or
Vietnamese?