Talk:Oneida language

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[edit] No labials?

Is it really possible that this language entirely lacks labials (even m)?

Yes, there are several more like that in North America. [m] is reportedly considered baby-talk in some or all of them. – Note, however, that [w] is there. David Marjanović 20:55, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Number of speakers

The body of the article says that there are 160 native speakers. The sidebar says there are 250 speakers total. Are there 90 non-native speakers, or is there an error in one of the numbers? 206.148.108.219 17:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)