LINGUIST List 5.858

Sun 31 Jul 1994

Qs: Sanye, Gerrit Dimmendaal, Frequency of coronals

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1. , Q: Sanye
2. , Q: Gerrit Dimmendaal
3. , Q: Frequency of coronals

I am looking, so far without much success, for any recent
(since 1954 or so) information on the Cushiticc language
Sanye (spoken in Kenya).

Would anyone know the real whereabouts of the same? I am asking
because for several months I have not been able to raise him
at his listed email address.

I have been unable to find any examples of a language
which has labial, coronal, and velar stops, but in
which the velars are the most frequent, labials come
next, and coronals last. I am not sure such a language
exists, except that I am almost haunted by a memory
(or is it just hallucination) of just recently having
seen an article with such an example. Any help would
be appreicated and the results will be posted.
Alexis Manaster Ramer