Naxi
WALS coordinates: 27° 30′ N, 100° E
spoken in China
Alternative Names
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Features
| Feature | Value | References |
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| Phonology | ||
| Consonant Inventories | Large | |
| Vowel Quality Inventories | Large (7-14) | |
| Consonant-Vowel Ratio | Average | |
| 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 continuants only | |
| Glottalized Consonants | No glottalized consonants | |
| Lateral Consonants | /l/, no obstruent laterals | |
| Front Rounded Vowels | High only | |
| Syllable Structure | Simple | |
| Tone | Complex tone system | |
| Absence of Common Consonants | All present | |
| Presence of Uncommon Consonants | None | |
| Word Order | ||
| Order of Adjective and Noun | Noun-Adjective | |
| Order of Demonstrative and Noun | Demonstrative-Noun | |
| Order of Numeral and Noun | Noun-Numeral | |
| Position of Interrogative Phrases in Content Questions | Not initial interrogative phrase | |
| Simple Clauses | ||
| Polar Questions | Question particle | |
