Mamaindê language

Mamaindê
Spoken in Brazil
Region Mato Grosso
Native speakers 250 (2009)[1]
330  (2007)[2]
Language family
Nambikwaran
  • Northern
    • Mamaindê
Language codes
ISO 639-3 wmd

Mamaindê is a Nambikwaran language spoken in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil, in the very north of the indigenous reserve, Terra Indígena Vale do Guaporé, between the Pardo and Cabixi Rivers. In the southern part of the reserve, speakers of Sabanê and Nambikwara are found.[3] The number of speakers is 250, and the language is spoken by the Mamaindê people.[1]

Contents

Phonology

Vowels

Mamaindê has five vowels:[4]

Front Back
Unrounded Rounded
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open a

Each of the vowels have a nasalized counterpart.

Consonants

Mamaindê has 14 consonants:[5]

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive Plain p t k ʔ
Aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ
Fricative s h
Approximant l j w

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Eberhard 2009, p. v
  2. ^ Ethnologue: Mamaindé
  3. ^ Eberhard 2009, p. 4
  4. ^ Eberhard 2009, pp. 96–97
  5. ^ Eberhard 2009, p. 52

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