Piaroa
Language code
pid
Location
5°00'00"N 67°00'00"W
Family
Salivan
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar | Glottal |
| Aspirated stop | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
| Creaky stop/affricate | pʼ | tʼ tsʼ | kʼ | kʷʼ | ||
| Plain stop | p | t | k | kʷ | ʔ | |
| Voiced stop | b | d | ||||
| Fricative | s | hʷ | h | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | ɤ | |
| Low | æ | ɑ |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Mosonyi, Estéban Emilio. 2000. Elementos gramaticales del idioma piaroa. In María Stella González de Pérez and María Luisa Rodríguez de Montes (eds.), Lenguas indígenas de Colombia: Una visión descriptiva. Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo. Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo.
Notes
It is uncertain whether the segments described as 'glottalized' are ejective stops or plain stops with associated creakiness realized on the following vowel.