Re: another (phonolgy) question

khaTv@ Jennifer:

>Got another question.
>Are there any natural languages that make a distinction in
>aspirated/non-aspirated vowels? Any that make that distinction in the
>vowels but not the consonants?
Cheyenne has plain vowels and "whispered" vowels, that is, voiceless
and, by necessity, aspirated.  "Breathy-voiced" vowels also exist in
Khoisan (formerly Bushman-Hottentot) languages -- I *think*.

Danny
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