Sui

WALS coordinates: 26° N, 107° 30′ E

spoken in China

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Sui
Routledge:
    Other:
      ISO 639-3:

      Features

      Feature Value References
      Phonology
      Consonant Inventories Average
      Vowel Quality Inventories Large (7-14)
      Consonant-Vowel Ratio High
      Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In both plosives and fricatives
      Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems Missing /g/
      Uvular Consonants Uvular stops and continuants
      Glottalized Consonants Implosives and glottalized resonants
      Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
      Front Rounded Vowels None
      Syllable Structure Moderately complex
      Tone Complex tone system
      Absence of Common Consonants All present
      Presence of Uncommon Consonants None