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Re: linguo-labials

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 17, 2002, 21:38
On Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:15:31 -0400 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:
> 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. :-) > -- > AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42
- Didn't someone theorize that Neanderthals weren't able to pronounce any velar or further-back sounds? -Stephen (Steg) "There is darkness all around us; but if darkness *is*, and the darkness is of the forest, then the darkness must be good." ~ song of the BaMbuti in troubled times