Re: CHAT: minimum phonemes, was Re: vrindo
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, June 20, 1999, 4:45 |
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"J.Barefoot" wrote:
> That reminds me... Does anyone know what the lower bound for number of
> phonemes is for a natural language?
Well, as far as "lowest number known", 11, in the case of Rotokas, which
has
Stops: p, t, k, g
Fricatives: B, G
Taps: r
And vowels
i, e, a, o, u
As for lowest possible, 1, a single vowel with lots of different tones.
;-)
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