Kalami

WALS coordinates: 35° 30′ N, 72° 30′ E

spoken in Pakistan

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Bashkarik
Routledge:
Other:
  • Kohistani
ISO 639-3:

Features

ID Feature Value Area References  
1A Consonant Inventories Moderately small Phonology
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2A Vowel Quality Inventories Average (5-6) Phonology
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3A Consonant-Vowel Ratio Moderately high Phonology
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4A Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In both plosives and fricatives Phonology
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5A Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems None missing in /p t k b d g/ Phonology
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6A Uvular Consonants Uvular stops only Phonology
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7A Glottalized Consonants No glottalized consonants Phonology
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8A Lateral Consonants /l/ and lateral obstruent Phonology
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11A Front Rounded Vowels None Phonology
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12A Syllable Structure Moderately complex Phonology
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13A Tone Simple tone system Phonology
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14A Fixed Stress Locations Ultimate Phonology
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15A Weight-Sensitive Stress Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) Phonology
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16A Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems No weight Phonology
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17A Rhythm Types No rhythmic stress Phonology
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18A Absence of Common Consonants All present Phonology
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19A Presence of Uncommon Consonants None Phonology
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