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Re: Allophones of zero in Lojban

la mark. clsn. cusku di'e

> Ivan, you might be pleased to know that {.ymlatu} is, indeed a valid
> equivalent to {mlatu}, but not because the initial {.y-} is thrown out.
> Since it's between words, and preceded by a pause, it gets recognized as
> the hesitation word {.y}, and thus ignored by the grammar.  So *poof*, your
> wish is granted!

No such luck.  The hesitation noise is ".y.", with pause before >and< after.
The sequence /.ymlatu/ is a morphological error -- it doesn't break up,
but it doesn't stick together either.

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