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Geoff Hacker <geoff.hacker@hidden.email> wrote: > > Would you consider adding a couple of extra basic vowels to the language? > Say, the rounded German vowels =F6 and =FC? Just something to increase the > number of possible syllables in the language without increasing the number > of diphthongs. > Even if I liked the idea of adding new vowels (I don't), it still wouldn't solve the problem. Keep in mind that two-thirds of all current morphemes contain a diphthong. A few new vowels won't be nearly enough to reduce that fraction meaningfully. MorphemeAddict@hidden.email wrote: > > There are 96 classifiers. One way to get exactly 96 syllables is to use 12 > initials with 8 finals. The 12 initials are all unvoiced, allowing the voiced > counterparts to be the modifiers. The initials are c, f, s, k, p, t, plus kl, > kr, pl, pr, tl, tr. The 8 finals are a, e, i, o, u, aw, ay, oy. > Sorry, but I hate consonant clusters, especially in word-initial position. Besides, the number of classifiers is CURRENTLY 96, and is definitely subject to change. I really don't understand why some of you are objecting to what I'm doing. The language is not baselined and probably won't be baselined for several years. There's still plenty of time to get it right. Regards, Rick Morneau http://www.eskimo.com/~ram