Re: CHAT: Another NatLang i like

Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
> Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> > Ob conlangs: I've once tried to make a conlang with vowel harmony,
> > but it failed quite quickly because I couldn't prevent wrong
> > words from entering the lexicon...
>
> I did that too, altho I had a slight twist, instead of front-back
> harmony, as exists in Turkish, I had a height-based harmony, thus all
> vowels being high, middle, or low (thus, kitusi, ketose, and ka"tosa" [I
> don't remember exactly what the orthography was] would all be possible,
> but *kitesi wouldn't).  Unfortunately, I don't have my notes on it
> anymore.  :-(  I know of no natlang with that kind of harmony, but I'd
> be very surprised if there *weren't*.
>
I have a fossil conlang (Knarwaz) with vowel harmony. The main reason
why I don't get well with VH is that (like Boudewijn) I can't help
wrong words getting into the lexicon. The idea of height harmony,
seems almost as limitating (I have to think about this... :).

I know the some languages (like Guarani) have nasal harmony
to a limited extent. Do you know any other natlang like this?


--Pablo Flores