Aikanã language

Aikanã
Tubarão, Huari
Spoken in Brazil
Region Rondônia
Native speakers 200[1]  (date missing)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-2 min (B)
{{{iso2t}}} (T)
ISO 639-3 tba
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Aikanã (sometimes called Tubarão,[2] Corumbiara-Kolumbiara, or Huari-Uari-Wari) is an endangered language isolate[1] spoken by about 200 Aikanã people in Rondônia,[3] Brazil. It is morphologically complex and has SOV word order.[4] Aikanã uses a modified Latin alphabet. The people live with speakers of Koaia (Kwaza).

Contents

Phonology[5]

Vowels

Oral vowels
Front Central Back
Close i y u
Mid ɛ ø a~ə
Open
Nasal vowels
Front Central Back
Close ĩ ũ
Mid ɛ̃
Open ã

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ñ /ɲ/
Stop p /p/
b /b/		 t /t/
d /d/		 k /k/ ’ /ʔ/
Fricative s /s/
th /ð/		 j/h /h/
Affricates ts /t͡s~t͡ʃ/
Trills r /r/
Approximant w /w/ l /l/ y /j~ʒ/

References

  1. ^ a b "Theoretical and social implications of language documentation and description on the eve of destruction in Rondônia". 2007. http://www.hrelp.org/events/conference2007/abstracts/27.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-10. 
  2. ^ A Grammar of Kwaza. Walter de Gruyter. 2004. p. 9. ISBN 3110178699. 
  3. ^ "Ethnologue report for language code:tba". Ethnologue. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tba. Retrieved 2009-05-10. 
  4. ^ "Aikana Language and the Aikanã Indian Tribe". Native Languages of the Americas website. 2008. http://www.native-languages.org/aikana.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-10. 
  5. ^ "Aikana Pronunciation Guide". Native Languages of the Americas website. 2008. http://www.native-languages.org/aikana_guide.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-10.