The location of <aiin> and <ain> groups
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(11-02-2017, 10:09 PM)Torsten wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Interesting observation. In line initial position and word initial position 't' and 'p' are more more common then 'k' and 'f'. 

                       k     t     p    f 
line initial         118   405   385   41

                       k     t     p    f 
word start          1158  1065   545  124    
word medial+final   9778  5898  1085  381    
total              10936  6963  1630  505

I don´t know if my transcription is right, but k in my substitution cipher is used for five (!) different, but related sounds. These are: m, n, ñ, k and g. They are all nasals or velar sounds. ckh is used as a fricative for "ch" and a "ğ" - sound. kch is used for the palatal plosive sound "tj" ("c").

I don´t know why that is how it is, but I suspect that their was a nasal- velar- collapse in the Voynichese.

What it ever meant, it explains the high number of EVA- k´s in comparison to the other gallow letters, you´ve found with your analysis.
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RE: The location of <aiin> and <ain> groups - by Gavin Güldenpfennig - 02-10-2019, 03:52 PM

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