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Mar 3, 2023 at 22:45 comment added James Grossmann @Anixx: Hard to say. I haven't considered using acronyms in this conlang.
Mar 3, 2023 at 22:15 comment added Anixx Do you allow acronyms pronounced with hiatus?
Feb 26, 2023 at 13:31 comment added James Grossmann @Draconis: Yes, I do consider that a valid answer to my question. Obviously, I was wrong about the existence of the constraints I mentioned in my question. This new (for me) information will enable me to describe my conlang better. I can simply write that sequences of more than two consecutive syllabic vowels are "unattested" in my conlang--with tongue in cheek of course.
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Feb 26, 2023 at 11:32 comment added Janus Bahs Jacquet Allowing for compounds, quite a lot of languages have no trouble with four or more consecutive vowels. The prime example (albeit constructed and semantically rather, erm, odd) is Finnish hääyöaieuutiset ‘news about wedding night intentions’, phonetically [ˈhæːyø̞ɑie̞uːt̪is̠e̞t̪]. Danish has quite long sequences of phonetic vowels as well, though underlyingly there are arguably consonants involved, e.g., bjergere ‘rescuers’, morphophonemically |bjɛrvərə|, phonetically [ˈp͉ɪ̯æɐ̯ʊ.ɒ̽.ɒ̽].
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Feb 26, 2023 at 3:46 comment added Draconis The point being, I think your premise (that languages necessarily have constraints against four vowels in a row) is false. Do you consider that a valid answer to the question?
Feb 26, 2023 at 3:44 comment added Draconis How about Ancient Greek Αἰαία, "(the island of) Aiaia"? I suppose that one will come down to how you analyze diphthongs. A bit of googling brings up a mountain named "Mauao" in Māori: four vowels, all in hiatus.
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