Ocaina
Language code
oca
Location
2°36'36"S 72°49'12"W; 3°20'35"S 71°59'38"W
Family
Witotoan
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Stop | p b | t | tʲ dʲ | k ɡ | ʔ | |
| Affricate | ts dz | tʃ dʒ | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ β | s | ʃ ʒ | x | h | |
| Nasal | m mː | n nː | ɲ ɲː | |||
| Tap, flap | ɾ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | |
| Mid | e | o õ | |
| Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
Tone
Bibliography
Agnew, Arlene and Evelyn Pike. 1957. Phonemes of Ocaina (Huitoto). International Journal of American Linguistics 23: 24-27.
Hockett, Charles F. 1959. On the format of phonemic reports, with restatement of Ocaina. International Journal of American Linguistics 25: 59-62
Notes
Both sources indicate that [e] does not contrast with [ẽ]