wals_parameters_metadata.json

{
  "dataset_name": "WALS Typological Parameters",
  "last_updated": "2026-01-15",
  "source": "WALS - World Atlas of Language Structures (wals.info)",
  "record_count": 192,
  "fields": {
    "ID": "Parameter identifier code (e.g., '1A', '2A', '81A')",
    "Name": "Descriptive name of the typological feature (e.g., 'Consonant Inventories', 'Vowel Quality Inventories')",
    "Description": "Detailed description of what the parameter measures",
    "ColumnSpec": "Column specification for data formatting",
    "Chapter_ID": "Reference to the WALS chapter number discussing this parameter"
  },
  "notes": "Each row defines a typological parameter (linguistic feature) tracked in WALS. Parameters span phonology (1A-19A), morphology (20A-29A), nominal categories (30A-57A), verbal categories (58A-80A), word order (81A-97A), complex sentences (98A-121A), lexicon (129A-138A), and other domains. Links to wals_values.csv via ID (as Parameter_ID)."
}