Dangaléat (Western)

WALS coordinates: 12° 10′ 12.00″ N, 18° 19′ 48.00″ E

spoken in Chad

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Dangla
Routledge:
  • Dangla
Other:
  • Dangaleat, Western
ISO 639-3:

Features

Feature Value References
Phonology
Consonant Inventories Average
Vowel Quality Inventories Large (7-14)
Consonant-Vowel Ratio Average
Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In both plosives and fricatives
Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems None missing in /p t k b d g/
Uvular Consonants None
Glottalized Consonants Implosives only
Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
Front Rounded Vowels None
Syllable Structure Moderately complex
Tone Simple tone system
Absence of Common Consonants All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants None