Îssai î gagârfa-ga:
> VOWELS
>
> Vowels are quite simple. There are only three qualities [i u a],
which
> also occur long [i: u: a:]. The short vowels might wind up being
somewhat
> laxed, to [I U @], though I'm not sure about that yet.
>
> I'm not sure if I explained that well, but I'm open to
> comments/suggestions from anyone.
>
> Jesse S. Bangs jaspax@u...
It seems to me that a language wiht that many consonants and that few
vowels would very likely reinforce consonant phonemes with allophonic
vowel alternation. By way of example, I've often heard it said (and it's
been my experience) that you can recognize an Arabic emphatic consonant
more by the pronunciation of the adjacent vowels than by the consoant
itself!
And in another thread entirely...
Andrayâs î gagârfa-ga:
> Have any of you thought about how letters and correspondence would be
> written in your conlangs?
To which I can reply only "funny you should mention that..."
JDM