Siouan Long Vowls

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In a message dated 3/19/01 5:22:07 PM Mountain Standard Time, rankin at ku.edu
writes:


> If memory serves
> (and Randy can correct me on this) Crow has three degrees of length, tho' I
> don't know how this is resolved phonetically. High, low, rising and falling
> pitch are all distinctive.

As far as I can tell Crow has only two degrees of length.  High and low pitch
vowels may be either long or short; falling pitch vowels are only long.

Randy
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