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Re: Illegal vowel combinations

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Tuesday, August 7, 2001, 5:25
CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>> A number of Australian languages have just /a i u/: Dyirbal and Yidiny >come >> to mind. Of my own languages, there's Chispa (with /a e i/) and Zirien >> (with /a e i u/, but also having phonemic tone and length).
Apparently, old Tagalog had just a, i, and u also. I'm also working on a language I call Pala, which also has a, i, u: Iragasikita ku pala - I speak Pala. (hell, i havent barely started on it). Pala's really an excuse to give that script I was working on something to practice it with (i have a "cursive" form i've made from the angular shapes) ____________________________________________ Ancient Goth: someone who overthrew the Roman Empire. Modern Goth: a vegetarian pretending to be a vampire.