Yurutí
Other names
Wajiara
Language code
yui
Location
0°46'55"N 70°10'08"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 | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Suprasegmental
Nasal harmony, tone
Bibliography
Kinch, Rodney and Pamela Kinch. 2000. El yurutí. 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.