Ninam of Ericó

Other names

Yanam; Northern Ninam; Xiriana

Language code

shb

Location

3°18'00"N 62°30'00"W

Family

Yanomam

Consonants	Bilabial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Aspirated stop		tʰ
Plain stop/affricate	p	t	tʃ		k
Fricative		s	ʃ			h
Nasal	m	n
Approximant				j	w
Tap, flap		ɾ

Vowels	Front	Central	Back
High	i ĩ iː ĩː	ɨ	u ũ uː ũː
Mid	e ẽ eː ẽː	ə ə̃ əː ə̃ː	o õ oː õː
Low		a ã aː ãː

Suprasegmental

Nasal harmony

Bibliography

Gomez, Gale Goodwin. 1990. The Shiriana dialect of Yaman (northern Brazil). PhD dissertation, Columbia University.