Apurinã language

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Apuriña
Spoken in: Brazil 
Region: Amazonia
Total speakers: 2,000
Language family: Arawakan (disputed)
 Maipuran
  Southern Maipuran
   Purus
    Apuriña
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: apu

Apurinã is a Southern Maipurean language spoken in Amazonia by the Apurinã people.

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[edit] Sounds

[edit] Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar
or palatal
Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive p t k
Affricate ts
Fricative s ʃ h
Flap ɾ
Approximant j ɰ

[edit] References

  • Da Silva Facundes, Sidney. The language of the Apurinā people of Brazil (Maipure/Arawak). Ph.D. dissertation, SUNY Buffalo. [1]

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