Re: linguo-labials

Quoting Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>:

> Matthew Butt wrote:
> >
> > further to my previous post:
> >
> > what about this as a a consonant series {:
> >
> > labio-dental
> > bilabial
> > linguo-labial
> > linguo-dental
> > (apico-)alveolar
> > retroflex
>
> No velars?  Interesting.  It seems implausible, at least, if your
> language is spoken by humans.  Of course, if it's not, then by all
> means, go ahead.  :-)
Yeah, it is a bit odd. Often languages that lose velars will
recreate them when phonological sound changes eliminate them.
This happened in Arapaho, where Proto-Algonkian *k was lost
everywhere, while /p/ later shifts to /k/, and /S/ shifts to
/x/ (among numerous other changes).

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