CHAT: minimum phonemes, was Re: vrindo
| From: | J.Barefoot <ataiyu@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, June 20, 1999, 1:28 |
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>Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:
>In the initial design, only 7 consonants existed (p, t, k,
>w, y, n, l), with a very simple syllable structure (C)V(n/l). Watakass=ED
>is now more complex.
That reminds me... Does anyone know what the lower bound for number of=20
phonemes is for a natural language?
Jennifer
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