Language

[Matheous-2]

Can anyone tell me of a currently spoken language in the world that contains no vowels?

[wildwood]

I found this

http://graftedinelena...-%E2%80%93-no-vowels/

[LazarusShort]

They all have vowels, well vowel sounds at least otherwise they could not be spoken. That does not mean they have to use aeiou or even any of the arabic letters.

[MarkRae]

All languages have vowels though some, like Arabic and Hebrew, don't use them in writing.

Ths rlly snt tht dffclt aftr whl.

[factor-fiction]

You have used one there, Mark

[gingejbee]

This is obviously the idea behind Only Connect's last round!

[mazie]

vry bsrvnt factor ;o)

[atalanta]

There are some languages where R and L are used in the place of some vowels. They are pronounced somewhere between the sound of a vowel and the sound of a consonant, and are called "vocalic R" and vocalic L"

[seadogg]

Maybe letters that we see as vowels are different in other languages. Welsh, for example, has w sounding roughly like "oo" and y is commonly used as a vowel sounding like uh.

[Essell]

I think there is an African language consisting entirely of clicks and tuts made in the throat and mouth. Sorry I cannot be more specific.

[Essell]

Seadogg - a Welsh village is called Eglwyswrw which really confounds visitors . (pronounced Eglooasooroo)

[mike11111]

When you realise that W is called double U, then the "oo" sound should come as no surprise. It exists in Dutch too, except it is written "uu".

[mike11111]

Essel's post reminds me of the young couple who were touring Wales an ended up in Machynlleth. They went into a café for a bite to eat and the young man said to the waitress, "Can you tell us how to pronounce the name of where we are?"
She replied, " BUR-GER- KING".