Re: [tied] Fricative-less languages?

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 45487
Date: 2006-07-23

How about Hawaiian or Rotuan (vel sim. --an Austronesian language with only 8 consonants)?

Andrew Jarrette <anjarrette@...> wrote:
A question arising out of mere curiosity:  Recognizing that IE had but a single fricative, /s/, I wonder whether there are any existing or former languages that have no fricatives at all.  Does anyone know any such examples?
 
Andrew

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