Paraguayan Guaraní
Language code
gug
Location
24°54'40"S 57°30'04"W
Family
Tupí
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Velar | Labio- velar | Glottal |
| Plain/voiced stop/affricate | p | t | dʒ | k | kʷ | ʔ | |
| Prenasalized stop | mb | nd | ŋɡ | ŋɡʷ | |||
| Fricative | s | ʃ | x ɣ | ɣʷ | |||
| Approximant | ʋ | ||||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ | ||||||
| Lateral | l |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
| Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Walker, R. 1999. Guaraní voiceless stops in oral versus nasal contexts: An acoustical study. Journal of the International Phonetic Association. Vol. 29 (1), pp. 63-94.
Krivoshein de Canese, Natalia, & Feliciano Acosta Alcaraz. 2000. Diccionario guaraní-español, español-guaraní. Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas.
Notes
/r/ is only found in loans.