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Selected languages: | Cofan |
UPSID number: | 6836 |
Alternate name(s): | N/A |
Classification: | S. American, Equatorial |
The languages has | 35 segments |
Frequency index: | N/A |
Sounds: | [pʰ] [p] [b] [*tʰ] [*t] [*d] [cʰ] [c] [ɟ] [kʰ] [k] [ɡ] [ʔ] [*s] [ʃ] [ʑ] [β] [f] [ɣ] [tʃʰ] [tʃ] [dʒ] [*R] [w] [j] [ɰ] [m] [*n] [ɲ] [i] [ɨ] [o̞] [ɛ] [ä] [h] |
Comments: | |
Sources: | Borman, M.B. 1962. Cofan phonemes. Studies in Ecuadorian |