Savosavo

WALS coordinates: 9° 8′ S, 159° 48′ E

spoken in Solomon Islands

Alternative Names

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

      Features

      Feature Value References
      Phonology
      Consonant Inventories Moderately small
      Vowel Quality Inventories Average (5-6)
      Consonant-Vowel Ratio Average
      Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In fricatives alone
      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 Simple
      Tone No tones
      Absence of Common Consonants All present
      Presence of Uncommon Consonants None