| Language name: | JACALTEC |
| UPSID number: | 6780 |
| Alternate name(s): | |
| Classification: | North American, Penutian |
| This language has | 32 segments |
| Its Frequency index is | 0.333910754 (average percentage of segments; 0.1: many very rare segments; 0.39: average; 0.7: many common segments) |
| The language has these sounds: | ? ph th kh t' k' q< b< tsh tSh t.sh ts' tS' t.s' P X h s S s. m n N r[ l j w i E a o u |
| Comment: | Jacaltec is spoken in the Huehuetenango department of Guatemala near the Mexican border. Loanwords from Spanish may add /b,d,g,x/ to the segments listed here. The implosive segments listed here appear to be variably implosive or ejective -- the only indication of voicing is the choice of symbol. |
| Source(s): | Craig, C.G. 1977. The Structure of Jacaltec. University of Texas, Austin. Day, C. 1972. The Jacaltec Language. Indiana University, Bloomington. |