Hebrew (Modern Ashenazic)

WALS coordinates: 31° 45′ N, 35° 10′ E

spoken in Israel

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Hebrew
Routledge:
  • Israeli Hebrew
Other:
  • Hebrew (modern Ashkenazic)
ISO 639-3:

Features

Feature Value References
Phonology
Consonant Inventories Moderately small
Vowel Quality Inventories Average (5-6)
Consonant-Vowel Ratio Average
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 Uvular continuants only
Glottalized Consonants No glottalized consonants
Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
Front Rounded Vowels None
Syllable Structure Complex
Tone No tones
Absence of Common Consonants All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants None