Re: NATLANG: [t_md] vs [t_ad]?

--- "Joseph a.k.a Buck" <zhosh@...> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a natlang which requires
> differentiation of a laminal-dental plosive from
> apical-dental plosive: [t_md] vs [t_ad] or [d_md]
> vs [d_ad] ?
I know that at least one natlang does, but for the
life of me, I can't remember it. Maybe an Indic
language?

Tons of languages differentiate laminal-dental and
apical-dental fricatives and affricates: Basque, is a
good example.

I _want_ to say Mandarin has such a distinction as
well, i.e., the difference between /x/ and /sh/, but
I'm not sure yet as to the exact pronunciation of
these phonemes.


	

	
		
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