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Question on the IPA: If the Beleriand apostrophe is not a glottal stop, what is it? — kwami (talk) 00:29, 7 February 2014 (UTC)


 * First, I was wondering about it as well, but after some reading it turned out that halla was used to mark a grammatical transformation (lenition) which softens the beginning consonant of a word (b to v, t to d etc.). In the case of g, it simply disappears, so in Beleriand mode, halla is used to mark the lost g. --Axuan (talk) 05:31, 7 February 2014 (UTC)


 * But also b-halla would be [v]? Maybe transcribe it [len], then? — kwami (talk) 08:28, 7 February 2014 (UTC)


 * No, the other cases of lenition are not shown, the consonant merely changes. Since g loses its prounciation during lenition, gasdil or halla make sense as a grammatical marker. In the other modes, there’s only a gap. However, I’ve made a note in the chart and *tachan* I’ve also made an English version :) — Axuan (talk) 18:30, 7 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Than looks good. Thanks! — kwami (talk) 19:48, 7 February 2014 (UTC)