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pʼ | tʼ | cʼ | kʷʼ | qʷʼ qʼ |
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| Selected languages: | Kwakw'ala |
| UPSID number: | 6731 |
| Alternate name(s): | N/A |
| Classification: | N. American, Almosan |
| The languages has | 48 segments |
| Frequency index: | N/A |
| Sounds: | [pʰ] [b] [tʰ] [d] [cʰ] [ɟ] [kʷʰ] [ɡʷ] [qʷʰ] [ɢʷ] [qʰ] [ɢ] [ʔ] [pʼ] [tʼ] [cʼ] [kʷʼ] [qʷʼ] [qʼ] [ɬ] [s] [ç] [xʷ] [χʷ] [χ] [tɬʰ] [dɮ] [tsʰ] [dz] [tɬʼ] [tsʼ] [l̰] [l] [w̰] [w] [j̰] [j] [m̰] [m] [n̰] [n] [i] [u] [ə] [ɛ] [ɔ] [ä] [h] |
| Comments: | |
| Sources: | Boas, F. 1911. Handbook of American Indian Languages. Boas, F. 1947. Kwakiutl grammar. Transactions of the Grubb, D.M. 1977. A Practical Writing System and Short Newman, S. 1950. Review of Boas' Kwakiutl Grammar. |