Pumé
Language code
yae
Location
7°46'08"N 67°35'53"W
Family
Isolate
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Aspirated stop/affricate | pʰ | tʰ | tʃʰ | kʰ | ||
Plain stop/affricate | p | t | tʃ | k | ʔ | |
Voiced stop/affricate | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | ||
Fricative | β | ɣ | h | |||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Approximant | j | |||||
Tap, flap | ɾ ɾ̃ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i ĩ | ɯ ɯ̃ u ũ | |
Mid-high | e | ɤ o | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ | |
Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Mosonyi, E.E., J.C. Mosonyi and Jorge Ramón García. 2000. Yaruro (Pumé). Manual de Lenguas Indígenas de Venezuela. Caracas: Fundación BIGOTT.