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Re: OT: "Tracheal" consonants: a curiosity?

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 7, 2005, 6:03
Joseph Bridwell wrote:

>>Allegedly some dialects of the Caucasian language >>Agul contrast pharyngeal and epiglottal (and perhaps >>glottal). Certainly a glottal/epiglottal contrast >>would be possible, since it is a variant of >>glottal/pharyngeal. >> >> > >While gooling for "caucasian languages", I ran across this: > >http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/U/Ub/Ubykh_language.htm > >Is this for real? I can't make half these sounds, let alone hear the >differences. > > > > >
Ubykh is a wonderful language! Now unfortunately extinct, but it would be possible to revive it, possibly.