Capanahua
Language code
kaq
Location
6°24'50"S 74°23'28"W
Family
Panoan
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Stop | p | t | k | ʔ | |||
Affricate | ts | tʃ | |||||
Fricative | β | s | ʃ | ʂ | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||||
Approximant | j | w | |||||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i iː | ɨ ɨː | u uː |
Low | a aː |
Suprasegmental
Tone
Bibliography
Elías-Ulloa, José. 2009. The distribution of laryngeal segments in Capanahua. International Journal of American Linguistics 75 (2): 159-206.
Loos, Eugene E. 1969. The phonology of Capanahua and its grammatical basis. Norman: SIL and U. Oklahoma.