Aguacatec
WALS coordinates: 15° 25′ 12.00″ N, 91° 19′ 48.00″ W
spoken in Guatemala
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| The Velar Nasal | No velar nasal | |
| Fixed Stress Locations | No fixed stress | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Unbounded: Stress can be anywhere | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | Long vowel | |
| Rhythm Types | No rhythmic stress | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| The Prohibitive | Normal imperative + special negative | |
| Lexicon | ||
| Number of Non-Derived Basic Colour Categories | 5 | |
| Number of Basic Colour Categories | 7-7.5 | |
| Green and Blue | Green/blue | |
| Red and Yellow | Red vs. yellow | |
