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Anthony wrote: << How many phonemes must a language which uses radicals possess in order to form sufficient triradicals? >> Well, if you admit for the possibility of any kind of root (including three of the same consonant in a row [Arabic has at least one: /j j j/, which forms the verb "to use the letter yaa"]), then it's simply a matter of multiplying it out. Let's say your low end is 20: 20 x 20 x 20 = 8,000 That's a fair number of roots, and quite possibly "enough". However, rules on forming triradicals may cut that number down, so you may want to increase the number of phonemes, and, with each phoneme you add, the number increases significantly. How many phonemes were you thinking having? -David ******************************************************************* "A male love inevivi i'ala'i oku i ue pokulu'ume o heki a." "No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn." -Jim Morrison http://dedalvs.free.fr/