Quechua (Cochabamba)
WALS coordinates: 17° 30′ S, 66° W
spoken in Bolivia
Alternative Names
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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 fricatives alone | |
| Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems | Other | |
| Uvular Consonants | Uvular stops only | |
| Glottalized Consonants | Ejectives only | |
| Lateral Consonants | /l/, no obstruent laterals | |
| Front Rounded Vowels | None | |
| Tone | No tones | |
| Absence of Common Consonants | All present | |
| Presence of Uncommon Consonants | 'Th' sounds | |
| Verbal Categories | ||
| Perfective/Imperfective Aspect | No grammatical marking | |
| The Past Tense | Present, no remoteness distinctions | |
| The Future Tense | No inflectional future | |
| The Perfect | No perfect | |
