Dogon (Toro So)
WALS coordinates: 14° 30′ N, 3° 20′ W
spoken in Burkina Faso, Mali
Alternative Names
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| Ruhlen: |
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| Consonant Inventories | Moderately small | |
| Vowel Quality Inventories | Large (7-14) | |
| Consonant-Vowel Ratio | Moderately low | |
| Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives | In plosives alone | |
| Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems | None missing in /p t k b d g/ | |
| Uvular Consonants | None | |
| Glottalized Consonants | No glottalized consonants | |
| Lateral Consonants | /l/, no obstruent laterals | |
| Front Rounded Vowels | None | |
| Syllable Structure | Simple | |
| Tone | Simple tone system | |
| Absence of Common Consonants | All present | |
| Presence of Uncommon Consonants | 'Th' sounds | |
