[Spellyans] 'gwlas'

[Michael Everson]

On 10 Apr 2012, at 18:37, Craig Weatherhill wrote:

> I would suggest a parallel between that and yma>'ma.  But how consistent were either?  In Late Cornish, we see both ma and ema.

No, because the difference between [ɡʷ] and [ɡ] is in the quality of the consonant. The distinction between [əˈma] and [ma] is the dropping of an unstressed syllable. 

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