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pkroser57@hidden.email [engelang] scripsit:
> My best guess is that an optimal vowel system would be between 5 and
> 8 vowels, with 5 = {i, e, a, o, u} and 8 = {i, y, e, ø, ɯ, u, a, o}, while the
> optimal phoneme inventory will probably be between 25 and 50 consonants.
Front rounded vowels are rare in the world's languages. See
<http://wals.info/chapter/11>. Back unrounded vowels are even rarer.
Check out other stuff at WALS.
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