10.Some languages, like Japanese, have few distinct sounds and tight rules on how syllables may be structured, so that the number of possible syllables is low (think ka, ru, to, etc).
12.These included the ka or the life force and the ba or the personality. When dead, the union of these two formed the akh or the spirit. While alive, a body needed all five aspects to have the akh.
这些包括 ka 或生命力和 ba 或个性。 死后,这两者的结合形成了 akh 或精神。 活着的时候,身体需所有五个方面才能拥有 akh。机翻