2min chapter

Conlangery Podcast cover image

Conlangery #33: Suprasegmentals

Conlangery Podcast

CHAPTER

The Differences Between High and Low Vowels in Native American Languages

It seems to be, and this is just based on me looking at lots of Native American languages where nasalization matters, it sure seems like certain kinds of vowels don't like to be nasalized. So E and Ooh are less likely to be nasalize than E or A. Especially those that have phonemic rather than conditioned nasalization. That's interesting. And like me I was like, I find it hard to pronounce harder to pronounce E than to pronounce A.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode