2.3  2.4  2.5  2.6  2.7

 

 

 

2.3 Pattern of stop series

 

Num. of S.S.

 

plain vl.

vd.

asp. vl.

vl. impl.

vd. impl.

vl. eje.

vd eje.

prenasal. vd.

vd. lary.

 

reathy vd.

Num. of lngs (Percentage)

Total num. of lngs

 

 

 

2

 

+

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117 (72.0%)

162

 

Two VOT continuum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27(16.7%)

Nasal onset/offset)

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

6( 3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3( 1.8%)

 

+

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

6( 3.7%)

9( 5.4%)

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

+

+

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19(25.0%)

76(16 languages are not specified.)

 

+

+

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

13(17.1%)

 

+

 

+

 

 

+

 

 

 

12(15.8%)

 

+

+

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

12(15.8%)

 

Two VOT continuum

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

4( 5.3%)

 

 

4

A1

+

+

 

 

+

+

 

 

 

 

6(16.0%)

25(3 languages are not specified.)

A2

+

 

+

 

+

+

 

 

 

 

2( 8.0%)

B

+

+

+

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

5(20.0%)

C1

+

+

 

 

+

 

 

+

 

 

5(20.0%)

C2

+

+

 

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

D

+

+

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

5(20.0%)

5

 

+

+

+

Two glottalic series

 

 

 

 

2(100%)

2

6

 

+

+

+

Two glottalic series

 

 

 

+

2(100%)

2

 

2.4 Pattern of places of stops

Number of places

Bilabial

Dental

Alveolar

Alveolo-palatal

Palatal

Retroflex

velar

Uvular

Labial-velar

Number

(Percentage)

Total num. of lngs

2

+

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

Hawaiian

2

 

+

 

 

 

+

 

 

Wichita

3

+

+

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

171

4a

+

+

+

 

+

 

 

36(35.0%)

103

(2 languages are not specified.)

4b

+

+

 

 

 

+

+

 

29(28.1%)

4c

+

+

 

 

+

+

 

 

17(16.5%)

4d

+

+

 

 

 

+

 

+

12(11.7%)

4e

+

+

+

 

 

 

+

 

 

7( 6.8%)

5a

+

+

 

+

+

+

 

 

18(51.4%)

35

(3 languages are not specified.)

5b

+

+

 

+

 

+

+

 

7(20.0%)

5c

+

+

+

+

 

+

4(11.4%)

5d

+

+

 

 

 

+

+

+

3( 8.6%)

6

+

+

+

 

+

+

+

 

 

5(83.3%)

6

Note: 1. Only Hupa(705) and Aleut(901) have no labial stop of any kind.

         2. Shadow sections are the three basic elements in the pattern of places of stops.

         3. Abbreviations: Lngs=languages, num=number.

 

2.5 Pattern of places of stops and/or affricates

Number of places

Total num. of lngs

Bilabial

Dental

Alveolar

Alveolo-palatal affricates

Palatal

Retroflex

velar

Uvular

Labial-velar

Number

(percentage)

Note

4a

139

+

 

+

+

 

 

+

 

 

86(61.9%)

 

4b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?53(38.1%)

 

5a

 

87

+

 

+

+

+

 

+

 

 

12(13.8%)

 

5b

+

 

+

+

 

 

+

+

 

19(21.8%)

 

5c

+

 

+

+

 

+

+

 

 

11(12.6%)

 

5d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?45(51.7%)

 

 

Note: 1. Shadow sections are the three basic elements in the pattern of places of stops.

         2. Abbreviations: Lngs=languages, num=number

 

 

 

 

                                                         2.6 Voicing and place of articulation for plosives

 

Bilabial

Dental

Dental/alveolar

Alveolar

Velar

Num. of lns.

 

Plain voiceless /*t/

 

/t/

/*t/

/t/

 

 

 

72

135

102

 

309

 

19

290

 

Plain voiced

 

/d/

/*d/

/d/

 

195

 

53

77

65

 

 

Plain voiceless

/p/

 

 

 

/k/

 

×

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

×

4

 

 

 

Plain voiced

/b/

 

/*d/

 

/g/

 

 

 

 

 

×

 

21

 

 

×

 

×

6

×

 

 

 

×

2

×

 

 

 

 

3

×

 

×

 

2

Note: 1. Abbreviations: Lngs=languages, num=number.