Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:
> Andreas slabronten:
>
> > Anadewistic question: is there any known human language that
> > lacks bilabials?
>
> Yes. I can think of two off-hand: Atkan Aleut (Eskimo-Aleut,
> obviously), and Onondaga (Iroquoian). Both *now* have bilabials,
> but these are strictly from loanwords from European languages
> (Russian and English for the former, French and English for the
> latter). IIRC, Onondaga has a /w/, but this is labio-velar and
> does not pattern phonologically as a bilabial.
Thanks for the info!
Andreas