Doc Rat: Well, I was close.
In my last post, I wondered what the ultimate lapine insult really sounded like. Using some basic linguistic principles of euphony, I came up with "Simbioth Gruata". As it turns out, the actual phrase is
"Bh'angh-hruront pwúl-plobba!"
As Dani described it, the "gh" is a pharyngeal fricative, probably voiced, and the ú indicates a rising tone.
And for lapine, a language full of light, smooth front vowels and sibilant consonants, a phrase like this which is chock-full of back vowels, aspirated consonants, harsh fricatives and long stops is just downright uncharacteristic and harsh.
Probably means "Your mother is a meat-eater and mates with badgers!" or some such...
"Bh'angh-hruront pwúl-plobba!"
As Dani described it, the "gh" is a pharyngeal fricative, probably voiced, and the ú indicates a rising tone.
And for lapine, a language full of light, smooth front vowels and sibilant consonants, a phrase like this which is chock-full of back vowels, aspirated consonants, harsh fricatives and long stops is just downright uncharacteristic and harsh.
Probably means "Your mother is a meat-eater and mates with badgers!" or some such...