Re: Nimrina phonology
| From: | Patrick Littell <puchitao@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, August 17, 2006, 17:33 |
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On 8/17/06, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:
> The six vowel system is a very nice extension of the five standard
> ones. I wonder whether it is frequent in conlangs (or natlangs), it
> feels natural at least.
The standard five + /1/ is pretty common in South America, possibly so
far as to be an areal trait. I could look it up, but I'm pretty sure
you'd find/have found it frequently within the Chibcha and Mapuche
spheres of influence, at least.
When a seventh vowel is added to the above, it's usually /@/-ish. I
gather that precise phonetic realization of the sixth and seventh
vowels varies, however.
> My Tyl Sjok has a seven vowel system adding
> /@/ to the above (and letting all vowels be unrounded), which is just
> about what Romanian has (but with the normal rounded back vowels).
-- Pat
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