Karapanã
Language code
cbc
Location
0°48'07"N 70°44'46"W
Family
Tucanoan
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Plain stop | p | t | k | ||
Voiced stop | b | d | ɡ | ||
Fricative | s | h | |||
Approximant | j | w | |||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
Tone
Bibliography
Metzger, Ronald and Lois Metzger. 1973. Fonología del carapana. In Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 2. Bogotá: Ministerio de Gobierno. 121-132
Notes
[s] and [ts] are in free variation.