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243 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Canela-Krahô k��nelə �krɑ�həυ
Language name Cahuilla kə�weə
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Jê
Language family Aztec-Tanoan Uto-Aztecan
Spoken in Brazil
Spoken in California (USA)
Approximate number of speakers 2k
Approximate number of speakers 10
Writing system Roman
Writing system
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-final
Stress
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Contains following rare uvular
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 10�nasalisation (7)
Said to have how many vowels? 5�length (4)
Marked vowel types back unrounded
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology isolating and word-based
agglutinative
Morphology agglutinative stem-based
Particular formation types
Particular formation types prefix; suffix
Syntax
Syntax
Word order SOV AN neither
PossN
Word order SOV NA postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena evidentials
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural; alienable / inalienable
possession
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Haspelmath et al. (2005), Ruhlen (1976), Seiler (1977)
Sources Haspelmath et al. (2005), Popjes & Popjes (1986)
Cambodian see Khmer
Cant see Shelta