From: <knelson_at_captivasoftware.com> > Unlike their Cherokee cousins I can't recall an Inuit alphabet ever being > developed by Inuit to reflect their pronunciations. The syllabics used by most First Nations in Canada were found to be inadequate for Inuktitut. It was modified, IIRC mostly through the use of diacritical marks, to try to catch the intricacies of pronounciation. Michael Bradley would probably be able to fill in some details if he's following this thread. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 30 2002 - 07:59:40 PDT
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