Lamé
WALS coordinates: 9° N, 14° 30′ E
Alternative Names
| Ethnologue: | |
|---|---|
| Ruhlen: | |
| Routledge: | |
| Other: | |
| ISO 639-3: |
Features
| Feature | Value | References |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| Consonant Inventories | Moderately large | |
| 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 | None | |
| Glottalized Consonants | Implosives only | |
| Lateral Consonants | /l/ and lateral obstruent | |
| Vowel Nasalization | Contrast absent | |
| Front Rounded Vowels | None | |
| Tone | Complex tone system | |
| Absence of Common Consonants | All present | |
| Presence of Uncommon Consonants | None | |
