Re: CHAT: Vowel harmony (was: CHAT: Another NatLang i like)

BP Jonsson wrote:

> >Qyrgyz (Kirghiz) is perhaps the most difficult sort of vowel harmony
> >known: [...]
>
> I don't find that very difficult -- the rules are easy to remember --
> though very restrictive!
"Difficult" in the sense that consciously borrowing words into Qyrgyz is
hard, and making up words for a Qyrgyz-style conlang would require great
discipline.

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