John Vertical wrote:
> I've had a nonpulmonic conlang in the works since forever. Mostly because I
> don't want to rush it.
I know that feeling only too well!
> This was inspired by being irritated at the trope of
> disembodied heads "talking" in various types of fiction, when they clearly
> should have no bisnes doing so without functioning lungs.
:-)
[a lot of interesting stuff snipped]
> And before you declare this a non-pronunciable kitchensink: I can pronounce
> anything using this phonology extremely naturally, much more easily than
> things like pharyngeals, ejectivs, [i\] etc.
I have no doubt it's pronounceable - but aren't you in fact using a
couple of ejectives anyway (which I haven't mastered yet). I too don't
find pharyngeals easy - but [i\]? Simple ;)
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