hasPhonemicContrast
P4249
predicate
Indicates that two or more speech sounds are distinguished in a language by differences that change word meaning.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasPhonemicContrast canonical | 29 |
| hasConsonantFeature | 23 |
| hasPhonologicalContrast | 18 |
| distinguishesPhonemes | 3 |
| distinguishesPhonemically | 2 |
| usesPhonemicContrast | 2 |
| isPhonemic | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasPhonemicContrast
Generated description
Indicates that two or more speech sounds are distinguished in a language by differences that change word meaning.
Sample triples (78)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Ter Sami language | palatalization contrast via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Central Mam | glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| Central Mam | tone or pitch-based prosody ⓘ |
| Jyutping | initials z, c, s vs. j via predicate surface "distinguishesPhonemes" ⓘ |
| Jyutping | finals e, eo, oe, o, u, yu via predicate surface "distinguishesPhonemes" ⓘ |
| Jyutping | nasal finals m and ng as independent syllables via predicate surface "distinguishesPhonemes" ⓘ |
| Agul language | geminate consonants via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Siuslaw | glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| Siuslaw | vowel length ⓘ |
| European Portuguese | open and closed mid vowels via predicate surface "hasPhonologicalContrast" ⓘ |
| Madura language | aspirated consonants via predicate surface "usesPhonemicContrast" ⓘ |
| Madura language | unaspirated consonants via predicate surface "usesPhonemicContrast" ⓘ |
| Galela language | voiceless stops ⓘ |
| Galela language | voiced stops ⓘ |
| Galela language | nasal consonants ⓘ |
| Galela language | prenasalized stops ⓘ |
| Galela language | long vowels ⓘ |
| Galela language | short vowels ⓘ |
| Stieng | vowel length ⓘ |
| Stieng | tone-like register or phonation differences ⓘ |
| Lugbara | implosive consonants (in some dialects) via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Southern Khalaj | retention of *h in some positions via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Sibir Tatarça | palatalized consonants via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Hupa | ejective stops via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Hupa | lateral affricates via predicate surface "hasConsonantFeature" ⓘ |
| Candoshi language | oral vs nasal vowels via predicate surface "hasPhonologicalContrast" ⓘ |
| Candoshi language | voiced vs voiceless consonants via predicate surface "hasPhonologicalContrast" ⓘ |
| Candoshi language | palatal vs non-palatal consonants via predicate surface "hasPhonologicalContrast" ⓘ |