Parauk

WALS coordinates: 23° 15′ N, 99° 30′ E

spoken in China, Myanmar

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Phalok
Routledge:
  • Paruk Wa
Other:
  • Wa
ISO 639-3:

Features

Feature Value References
Phonology
Consonant Inventories Moderately 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 Other
Uvular Consonants None
Glottalized Consonants No glottalized consonants
Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
Front Rounded Vowels None
Syllable Structure Moderately complex
Tone No tones
Absence of Common Consonants All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants None