Apurinã language
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Apuriña | ||
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Spoken in: | Brazil | |
Region: | Amazonia | |
Total speakers: | 2,000 | |
Language family: | Arawakan (disputed) Maipuran Southern Maipuran Purus Apuriña |
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1: | none | |
ISO 639-2: | – | |
ISO 639-3: | apu | |
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. |
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 | |
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
Plosive | p | t | k | ||
Affricate | ts | tʃ | |||
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]