Feature 19A: Presence of Uncommon Consonants

by Ian Maddieson

This feature is discussed in chapter 19.

Values

None (449 languages)
Clicks (9 languages)
Labial-velars (45 languages)
Pharyngeals (21 languages)
'Th' sounds (40 languages)
Clicks, pharyngeals, and 'th' (1 languages)
Pharyngeals and "th" (2 languages)
  total: 567