Betreft: Re: Consonant Harmony?

>>> Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> 02/17 2:47  >>>
nicole perrin wrote:
> I was toying with the idea of vowel harmony in a new lang, but I never
> really liked it as a trait, so I got curious.  Are there any natlangs
> that use "consonant harmony?"
Yes.  I believe it's Guaraní, a native american language spoken in Peru
(?) that has a nasal harmony rule, where all consonants in a word must
be either nasal or non-nasal [if it is Guaraní, then I suspect that that
name was applied by another tribe]

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It is one of the official languages of Paraguay.
Nicole, if you want exampoles I can post some tomorrow
(I have nothing here at the office).
Guaraní is really a written form for [waraní]. The /w/ is not affected
by nasality.

Rob