Values

0 no 28
1 yes 10
? missing value 0

Are there palatalized labial and velar consonants?

Uralic Areal Typology feature UT147

In some languages, palatalized labial and velar consonants (e.g., /pʲ vʲ mʲ kʲ/) contrast with plain labial and velar consonants (non-palatalized labials and velars) on the phonological level, i.e., the word's meaning depends on the palatalization or non-palatalization of labials and velars.

(1) Võro South Estonian

kamp´ /kɑmʲpʲː/ ‘lump, piece’ vs. kamp /kɑmpː/ ‘gang, company, crew’

Coding

The value is '1' if there is a phonological opposition between palatalized labials and velars (e.g., /pʲ mʲ kʲ/) and non-palatalized labials and velars in the core vocabulary.

Language Value Comment Example Id