Re: Dutch IJ, again

Philippe Verdy schreef:

> i+j is a single combined Dutch ij character only if its not
followed by a vowel

This is not true; where did you get that idea?
It almost always IS a diphtong (cf words like bijen, vrijaf, zijig)
except where the i and the j happen to be in separate syllables
(bijou, bijectie).

Pim Blokland



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