Kalami
WALS coordinates: 35° 30′ N, 72° 30′ E
spoken in Pakistan
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| Consonant Inventories | Moderately small | |
| Vowel Quality Inventories | Average (5-6) | |
| Consonant-Vowel Ratio | Moderately high | |
| 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 | Uvular stops only | |
| Glottalized Consonants | No glottalized consonants | |
| Lateral Consonants | /l/ and lateral obstruent | |
| Front Rounded Vowels | None | |
| Syllable Structure | Moderately complex | |
| Tone | Simple tone system | |
| Fixed Stress Locations | Ultimate | |
| Weight-Sensitive Stress | Fixed stress (no weight-sensitivity) | |
| Weight Factors in Weight-Sensitive Stress Systems | No weight | |
| Rhythm Types | No rhythmic stress | |
| Absence of Common Consonants | All present | |
| Presence of Uncommon Consonants | None | |
