Question
In this language's orthography, the digraph “ll” (“el el”) represents a voiceless fricative, in contrast to the voiced approximant represented by a single “l”. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Celtic language whose other double-letter digraphs include “dd” and “ff”. This language, known endonymically as Cymraeg, is commonly spoken in cities like Cardiff.
ANSWER: Welsh
[10h] Many dialects of Spanish underwent a type of this change called yeísmo (“yeh-EES-mow”), in which the {ll} digraph merged into the “y” digraph. This change involves a replacement of its core sound into a central consonant.
ANSWER: delateralization [accept word forms]
[10m] The “ll” digraph in this language often represents the voiceless alveolar lateral affricate, while it was once written as the broken L ligature. This is the only modern language that uses the letter “thorn.”
ANSWER: Icelandic [or íslenska]
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Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Cambridge | Cien Años de Quizboledad | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Simple Vibes | Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Defying Suavity | Limp Franceskit | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |