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Re: vowels: are they necessary?

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Friday, December 10, 2004, 22:32
Carlos Alberto Martinez wrote:

>>-- Mensaje Original -- >>Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:40:19 -0700 >>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> >>From: Dirk Elzinga <dirk_elzinga@...> >>Subject: Re: vowels: are they necessary? >>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU >> >> >>On Dec 8, 2004, at 10:29 AM, Paul Roser wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:25:19 -0500, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...> >>>wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I would like to know, </FONT></P> >>>>When a consonant is fricative or trilled, it can be continued as long >>>>we >>>>want. Is there any languages that has some words that are only >>>>consonants >>>>without vowels? A little word that is only a rolled [r], a [s], a [v], >>>>without the vowel releasing. It would be conceivable. >>>> >>>> > >I thought I've read somewhere, that czech for "cross" is "krst", this qualifies >as a vowelless word methinks. > >Besides, it would be interesting to know if there are words that are consonant-less >(I mean, just 3 vowels or more, no cons at all). Maybe hawaiian? > > >
The name of the language is a clue, there, since it has three consonants (the h, the w, and the 'okina)