Oru doubt
- Thread starter Nilaani
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Therinjavanga sollunga 
Fine this is really up my ally... The letter W , when pronunced as per Phoenitics is voiced bilabial-velar sound.
In Latin, U represented a W sound, which could only occur before a vowel. Consider equus, “horse,” pronounced like [ ek-woos ]. You see that literal double U, that UU, and how it is associated with our W sound?
While the W disappeared from much of Latin pronunciation as it evolved into the Roman languages, one influential variety of French, Norman French, did have a W sound, especially as a result of the Germanic words that flooded the language from Viking incursions into northern France. And Germanic languages love a W. So, Norman French used a double U to represent W sounds in words.
In Latin, U represented a W sound, which could only occur before a vowel. Consider equus, “horse,” pronounced like [ ek-woos ]. You see that literal double U, that UU, and how it is associated with our W sound?
While the W disappeared from much of Latin pronunciation as it evolved into the Roman languages, one influential variety of French, Norman French, did have a W sound, especially as a result of the Germanic words that flooded the language from Viking incursions into northern France. And Germanic languages love a W. So, Norman French used a double U to represent W sounds in words.
Amalaaaa....
