Chulupí

WALS coordinates: 23° 30′ S, 60° 30′ W

spoken in Paraguay

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Chulupi
Routledge:
    Other:
    • Nivaklé,
    • Nivacle,
    • Axluslay,
    • Chulup,
    • Axluxlay
    ISO 639-3:

    Features

    Feature Value References
    Phonology
    Consonant Inventories Average
    Vowel Quality Inventories Small (2-4)
    Consonant-Vowel Ratio Moderately high
    Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives No voicing constrast
    Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems Other
    Uvular Consonants None
    Glottalized Consonants Ejectives only
    Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
    Front Rounded Vowels None
    Tone No tones
    Absence of Common Consonants All present
    Presence of Uncommon Consonants None
    Lexicon
    Hand and Arm Different
    Finger and Hand Different