Re: [Re: [Re: Roll Your Own IE language]]

Danny wrote: "A 'no-vowel' theory?  Interesting... and actually possible,
if the H-phonemes could be mapped to vowels.  This is my theory number two,
but I'm a bit more liberal and account four laryngeals, primarily because
of the schwa.  Of course 'syllabic' /j/ and /w/ would be /i/ and /u/, and
the other consonants become syllabic nasals/liquids."

There are languages in the world that have no underlying vowels, but PIE
seems to have underlying e and o, and possibly a (that is in great dispute
- there is actually a book entitled "The Indo-European /a/"). Said
vowel-less languages are mostly in New Guinea.

BB
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