Re: A Conlang, created by the group?

Tommie Powell wrote:
>I don't want to get involved in this project (too much work!) but I just
>want to make this comment:  The consonants q and qg (as I've seen their
>sounds described in previous posts) are made far back in the mouth, while f
>and v are made far forward, and I find it physically difficult to follow q
>or qg with f or v for that reason: Specifically, my jaw slips backward to
>make q or qg, and then I have to move my jaw forward before I can make the f
>or v -- for, if I don't, my upper front teeth will touch so far forward on
>my lower lip (in making f or v) that my mouth will virtually close (turning
>the f into p or the v into b).
>
>Is this just me, or do natural languages that have back-of-the-throat
>consonants tend to not have f and v?
Well, Arabic has /q/ and /f/... and I'm sure there are more examples.
I've tried /qf/ and it's a bit difficult, but possible. Anyway, we're
not having such clusters; the syllable-final consonants allowed will
be fricatives (except /h/) and /l/. And even so, we'll probably avoid
difficult clusters, unconsciously, when creating the words.


--Pablo Flores