B E Walker wrote:
> -sdeete has phonemic vowel length. would it be reasonable/naturalistic to
> have only long vowels carry high tone? i find this concept intrinsically
> pleasing for some absurd reason, but i don't know if there's any natlang
> precedent for it.
Do you mean this:
Short Vowels: Only low tone
Long Vowels: Low or high tone
If so, it seems reasonable to me. I believe long vowels can often make
more distinctions than short vowels.
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