Akwáwa language
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Tupi–Guarani dialect group of Brazil
| Akwáwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Pará |
| Ethnicity | Suruí do Pará, Asuriní, Parakanã |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2012)[1] |
Tupian
| |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:asu – Asurinímdz – Suruípak – Parakanã |
| Glottolog | tupi1284 |
Akwáwa is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster spoken in Pará in western Brazil.
Dialects
[edit ]There are three distinct dialects:[2]
- Asuriní (of Tocantins or Trocará), or Akwawa
- Suruí (of Tocantins or Pará), or Akewara
- Parakanã, Awaeté
Both the name Asuriní and Suruí are used for related peoples and their languages: Suruí of Jiparaná, Suruí of Rondônia, Asuriní of Xingú, etc.
Phonology
[edit ]The following is the Asuriní dialect:[3]
Vowels
[edit ]| Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ |
| Mid | ɛ | o |
| Open | a |
- Vowel length is also distinctive.
- Vowel sounds are realized as nasalized when preceding nasal consonants.
Consonants
[edit ]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lab. | |||||
| Plosive | p | t | tʃ | k | kw | ʔ |
| Fricative | h | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Tap | ɾ | |||||
| Approximant | w | |||||
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Asuriní at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
Suruí at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
Parakanã at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon - ^ Cheryl Jensen, 1999, "Tupí-Guaraní", in Dixon & Aikhenvald, The Amazonian Languages
- ^ Nicholson, Velda (1978). Aspectos da língua Asuriní. Brasília: SIL.
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