Re: Language "laws"?

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:28:27 -0700, Jeff Jones <jsjonesmiami@...> wrote:
> Henrik Theiling hat geschrieben:
>> Hi!
>> Yann Kiraly <yann_kiraly@...> writes:
>> > Is it possible for a conlang to have k,t,d,g,b but no p?
>> > And can it lack s,z,f,v,w and have th?
>> It is all possible, because you invent it, anyway. :-) The
>> question is whether it is realistic, and I'd say strictly no
>> to the former and weakly no to the latter.But if you like
>> it, why not?
>
> Hey, wait a minute! 'Yemls has /g/, /k/, /d/, /t/, and /b/,
> but no /p/. It's realistic enough for me!
AFMCL, Kirumb also has /k/, /t/, /d/, /g/, /b/, and no [native] /p/, though it picks
them up in borrowings from Greek.

	*Muke!
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