Re: my phonology

On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 01:41:08 -0500, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...> wrote:

>Henrik Theiling wrote:
>
>>Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> writes:
>> >...
>> > Distinguishing /X x_- x/ in a language is probably a bit tight,
>> > but you could very plausibly get away with /X x C/.
>>
>>Haha. :-)  I want to create a conlang that has
>>
>>  /s_N P f T s_a s_m s` S C x X/
>>
>>Would that be feasible?  Those are the only consonants in the language
>>and there is only one vowel: /@/, which is epenthetic.
>>
>>Just kidding.  But a funny idea.  Maybe I'll try to do that and make
>>some poems in that language.
You've forgot about /s\/! :)


>I could create one with, for only consonants:
>
>[t_d], [t], [t_-], [t_a], [t'], [t_N], all their aspirated versions, and
>[t_>]
>
>it makes 13 consonants, it's enough
You may double the number by introducing a distinction of consonant length
(or triple it with three degrees of length). :)

gry@s:
j. 'mach' wust