On Friday 27 December 2002 02:54 pm, Pavel Iosad wrote:
> They do have two, and that's a fact. The vowels are /a/ and /@/, and the
> rules for the schwa's appearance are *not* automatic. Another supposed
> language with one vowel is Aranta, a language of Australia, bt I can't
> check that one. Abkhaz and Adygh *definitely* have two.
Ok--do you have a source for this? I ask because it seems to be quite an
argument as to whether they are allophones or not. More info would be
appreciated and educational.
:Peter