language with fewer phonemes

Guest   Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:03 pm GMT
LL sound is wiped out in many areas of Spain as well :-)
Guest   Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:05 pm GMT
In order to Spanish become even more phonetic we must reinforce the LL/Y distinction and to reintroduce after centuries the V sound.
Guest   Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:16 pm GMT
"In order to Spanish become even more phonetic we must reinforce the LL/Y distinction and to reintroduce after centuries the V sound."

Why not latin cases and the optative mood as in ancient Indo-european?
Guy you're dreaming
Guest   Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:28 pm GMT
In Hawaiii the native language is even easier. It has 17 phonemes.
Guest   Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:55 pm GMT
<<In Hawaiii the native language is even easier. It has 17 phonemes. >>

Does it have tones?