Have we ruled out simple substitution unwisely?
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(11-02-2026, 02:20 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(On a side note, Vietnamese and Thai are the only two languages I am aware of where 'ng' is happy to appear at the start of a word.)

In Cantonese and Hokkien (two of the Chinese "dialects"), 'ng' can be a word by itself, and is even You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..  And it can be pronounced with different tones...

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RE: Have we ruled out simple substitution unwisely? - by Jorge_Stolfi - 11-02-2026, 08:57 AM

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