Araweté is a Tupi–Guaraní language of the state of Amazonas, in the Amazon region of Brazil. Nearly all speakers were monolingual in 1986.
Phonology
Vowels
| Phoneme | Allophones |
| /e/ | [e], [ɛ] |
| /o/ | [o], [ɔ], [ɤ], [ʊ], [ɯ], [u] |
| /ã/ | [ã], [ə̃] |
| /õ/ | [õ], [ũ] |
Consonants
| Phoneme | Allophones |
| /t/ | [t], [ts], [tʲ] |
| /d/ | [d], [dᶻ], [dʲ], [ð] |
| /tʃ/ | [tʃ], [tʃʲ] |
| /m/ | [m], [b] |
| /w/ | [w], [β] |
| /j/ | [j], [j̃], [ɲ], [ɲʲ], [dʒ] |
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References
- ^ Araweté at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Alves, Juliana Ferreira (2008). Fonética e fonologia da língua Araweté : uma nova contribuiçao. Brasília: Univ. de Brasília.
External links
- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Araweté". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.