A linguist's nicknameSourced
Researchers call them
“funny w” and “funny r.”
In reconstructions of Proto-Siouan, scholars use the labels “funny w” and “funny r” for certain proposed sounds distinct from ordinary w and r. Their exact ancient pronunciation was not recorded.
Even technical sound labels
can have a sense of humor.
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