Re: Paucity of Phonemes (was Re: Thagojian phonology...
| From: | daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, February 26, 2000, 23:51 |
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Kristian Jensen wrote:
> > > I think you mean Mura, though this has 11 phonemes; 8 consonants
> > > and 3 vowels.
> > > Consonants: p t k ? b g s h
> > > Vowels: i a o
Then, without even thinking, I wrote:
> And what about Pirahã? Doesn't it have like only 10 phonemes as well?
Oops. Sorry Kristian. That would be Mura-Pirahã, wouldn't it? Though I think
Mura is rather the language family and Pirahã is the actual language, iirc.
Daniel