Apinayé
Language code
apn
Location
5°18'00"S 48°00'00"W
Family
Macro-Ge
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Plain stop/affricate | p | t | tʃ | k | ʔ | ||
| Prenasalized stop/affricate | mb | nd | ndʒ | ||||
| Fricative | f | s | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| Approximant | j | w | |||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
| Mid-high | e ẽ | ɘ | o õ |
| Mid | ə ə̃ | ||
| Mid-low | ɛ | ʌ ɔ | |
| Low | a |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Albuquerque, Francisco Edviges. 2007. Contribuicao da fonologia ao processo de educação indigena apinaye. PhD dissertation, Universidade Federal Fluminense.
Oliveira, Christiane Kuña de. 2005. Language of the Apinajé people of Central Brazil. PhD dissertation, University of Oregon.