Re: Vowel Harmony Asthetically Pleasing?

# 1 wrote:

> Adam F. wrote:
>
>> I am looking for opinions. Who finds vowel harmony in general to be
>> asthetically pleasing and what do you think of my sketch? I am working
>> on a
>> conlang that has vowel harmony as follows:
>>
>> i[1], e[@] are neutral
>>
>> í[i], é[e], á[a] are front vowels and can only be in words together or
>> with
>> the neutral vowels
>>
>> u[u], o[o], a[A] are back vowels and can only be in words together or
>> with
>> the neutral vowels
>
>
> It seems to be harmonic except the "a[A]" that is the only unrounded
> vowel
> of your back vowels,
>
> It is a little out of the harmony compared with the others of its group
>
>
Indeed.  I'd add a rounded front group and an  unrounded back group:

Rounded front:
ü[y], ö[2], (å with umlaut, perhaps?)[&\]

Rounded back:
u[u], o[o], å[Q]

Unrounded back:
ì[M], è[7],  a[A]

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