Feature 7A: Glottalized Consonants

by Ian Maddieson

This feature is discussed in chapter 7.

Values

No glottalized consonants (413 languages)
Ejectives only (57 languages)
Implosives only (55 languages)
Glottalized resonants only (3 languages)
Ejectives and implosives (13 languages)
Ejectives and glottalized resonants (19 languages)
Implosives and glottalized resonants (4 languages)
Ejectives, implosives, and glottalized resonants (3 languages)
  total: 567