[Spellyans] 'up, upwards'

[Michael Everson]

On 22 Jan 2009, at 18:34, nicholas williams wrote:

> Why is in bann not to be pronounced in badn?

Not sure I follow you. "in bann" may be pronounced as [ban] or [badn],  
depending on dialect preference, and "in badn" may be pronounced as  
[badn] or [ban].

> It is clear that in ban without pre-occlusion was attested.

Are you saying that in dialects that pre-occlude, "in bàn" also occurs?

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Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com