Xingu Asurini language
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Tupi–Guaraní language of Brazil
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| Xingú Asuriní | |
|---|---|
| Asurini of Xingu | |
| Awaeté | |
| Pronunciation | [a.wa.e.'te] |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Pará |
Native speakers | 120 (2006)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | asn |
| Glottolog | xing1248 |
| ELP | Asuriní of Xingú |
Xingú Asuriní (Asurini of Xingu) is a Tupi–Guaraní language of the state of Pará, in the Amazon region of Brazil. The entire population speaks the language, and most speakers are monolingual.[1]
Phonology
[edit ]Consonants
[edit ]| Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusive | voiceless | p | t | k | ʔ |
| aspirated | ph | th | kh | ||
| voiced | b | d | g | ||
| labialized | kw | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Pre-nasal | mb | nd | ŋg | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | ɸ | ʃ | h | |
| voiced | β | ʒ | |||
| Affricate | voiceless | t͡ʃ | |||
| voiced | d͡ʒ | ||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||
Vowels
[edit ]| Plain | Nasal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Central | Back | Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | i | ɨ | u | ĩ | ɨ̃ | ũ |
| Close-mid | e | ẽ | ||||
| Open | a | ã | ||||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Xingú Asuriní at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Alves Pereira, Antonia (2009年03月31日). Estudo morfossintatico do Asurini do Xingu (Doutora em Linguística thesis) (in Portuguese). Campinas, SP: Universidade Estadual de Campinas. doi:10.47749/t/unicamp.2009.443057. hdl:20.500.12733/1609402 .
External links
[edit ]- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Asurini do Xingú". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
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