Re: Announcing the open beta of CALS

John Vertical wrote:
>> Not sure if this counts as a bug:
>>
>> In WALS the "presence of uncommon consonants" option doesn't include an
> option for "clicks and 'th'", because no language in the database has this.
> But some conlangs do. So may CALS deviate from WALS in having options absent
> from WALS?
>> --And.
>
> I would argue interdentals do not count as uncommon consonants in conlangs
> anyway…
> http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/viewtopic.php?t=25708
>
> John Vertical
How about an "other" option? Lindiga has a retroflex lateral fricative,
which doesn't even have an IPA symbol.

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