Features for Not a creole

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Phonology

Consonant Inventories WALS Moderately large 
m	n	ɲ
ⱱ 	ɾ		
			w
 			w:
	z		ɣ
	s		x
p	t	c	k	ʔ
p:	t:	c:	k:
mp	nt	nc	nk
	nd	nj	ng
	r
	l
Vowel Quality Inventories WALS Large (7-14) 
-ATR	Neut.	+ATR
i		į
e		ę
o		ǫ
	a
Consonant-Vowel Ratio WALS Average
Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives WALS In both plosives and fricatives
Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems WALS Other
Uvular Consonants WALS None
Glottalized Consonants WALS No glottalized consonants
Lateral Consonants WALS /l/, no obstruent laterals
The Velar Nasal WALS No velar nasal
Vowel Nasalization WALS Contrast absent
Front Rounded Vowels WALS None
Syllable Structure WALS Moderately complex 
Initial: (C)V
Medial: CV
Final: CV(C*)
*finals limited to {m n ɾ r l s}
Tone WALS Simple tone system
Absence of Common Consonants WALS All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants WALS None

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