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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
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PostPosted: Tue 25 May 2010 4:42 am 
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You mean interdentals? They exist in Mapudungun, a language in South America, but I'm assuming the reason they're so rare is because they're scarcely distinguishable from dentals.

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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
PostPosted: Sat 29 May 2010 2:44 am 
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No, I mean bidentals. Clasp your teeth and aspirate.


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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
PostPosted: Wed 02 Jun 2010 4:27 pm 
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You know, bidentals are kind of easy and the sound like sfh.


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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
PostPosted: Thu 03 Jun 2010 9:38 pm 
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Yeah. That's what I mean. Why are they not used in natural languages?


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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
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Because they sound stupid.

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PostPosted: Fri 04 Jun 2010 6:03 am 
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Lol. That sounds really linguistical (hint of sarcasm).


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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
PostPosted: Fri 04 Jun 2010 8:22 pm 
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Alright, the real reason is probably because they don't contrast well with other sounds. But I'm not a phonologist so this is just an informed guess.

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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
PostPosted: Wed 09 Jun 2010 10:24 pm 
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Huixuan wrote:
Yeah. That's what I mean. Why are they not used in natural languages?


Do find bidentals easy to say right before a vowel? I can't do it at will without keeping my teeth clasped. I find it quite a bit of work, as opposed to a more simple sound, like [t].

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Hmm, I never found them that hard, only a little awkward. I put them in my auxlang thinking they were fine, but…


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Re: Linguolabial Consonants
PostPosted: Thu 11 Nov 2010 7:55 am 
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I heard somewhere that there was some sort of bidental in a NW Caucasian language...

Can anybody clarify?

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