123 The schwa vowel
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 123.
Summary
This feature concerns the schwa vowel [ə], typically written "e", as in English asleep [ə'sli:p], or French fenêtre [fə'nɛtr(ə)] 'window'.
Authors
Martin Haspelmath and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
 | [ə] exists as a major allophone | 18 |
 | [ə] exists as a minor allophone | 13 |
 | [ə] exists only in loanwords | 2 |
 | [ə] does not exist | 43 |
| Representation: | 76 | |
| Language | Value | Lexifier | Details | Source | |
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| Id | Primary text | Analyzed text | Gloss | Translation | Type | Language | Audio | Details |
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