Re: help! phonology...& addendum

From: SMITH,MARCUS ANTHONY <smithma@...>


> Your comment made me curious, because I had always had the opposite
> impression. I looked up 16 language that I had on my shelf (I didn't check
> all my references though). Here are my results:
>
> Eyak: 14 stops, 7 frics
> Tlingit: 19 stops, 15 frics
> Haida: 25 stops, 8 frics
> Tsimshian: 19 stops, 4 frics
> Kwakwala: 21 cons, 5 frics
> Salishan (generally): 13 stops, 7 frics
> Pima: 8 stops, 5 frics
> Ainu: 4 stops, 2 frics
> Hawaiian: 3 stops, 1 fric
> Finnish: 5 stops, 3 frics
> Comanche: 5 stops, 2 frics
> Chickasaw: 4 stops, 5 frics
> Yoeme: 5 stops, 3 frics
> Quechua: 4 stops, 4 frics
> Navajo: 8 stops, 12 frics
> Japanese: 6 stops, 2 frics
more possibilities doesn't necessary means more common!
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lukasz korczewski