A couple additions

[BURTON John]

Was this from Don Niles? I don't think I got the original posting.
 
I like these additions and for those who aren't familiar, the heritage of
Jabêm or Kâte speakers should have special consideration because (a) there
were a awful lot of them at one time and (b) unlike most other 'special'
groups of TP speakers, there was a special emphasis on literacy among them.
Perhaps one could go so far as to say that we should be kind to Jabêm or
Kâte because it was Mihalic's life work, i.e. the promotion of literacy in
Tok Pisin, that did them in.
 

Just a couple misc additions, when you get around to it John:

HAT: circumflex added to a vowel in orthographies, such as that used for
Jabêm or Kâte. E.g., ê is 'e i gat hat' (if you need a reference: Niles
1996:xxi, n. 4)

TEL: 'n i gat tel' refers to the letter n with hook used to denote the
velar nasal (ng) in orthographies such as that used for Jabêm or Kâte

And a question: what other Tok Pisin terms are used to refer to special
letters used in various orthographies, e.g., the gb and dz sounds in Kâte?

BTW John, in case you haven't heard praise for a while, the organisation of
the web site is wonderful: easy to use and understand, fast, full of useful
information! Thanks for your great efforts!


Thanks - if only I had more time. But I will press on with more soon.
John Burton 
 
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