Cholón
Language code
cht
Location
8°24'50"S 76°21'54"W
Family
Hibito-Cholon
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
Stop | p | t | k | ||
Affricate | ts | tʃ | |||
Fricative | s | x | |||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
Approximant | j | w | |||
Lateral | l | ʎ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i | u | |
Near high | ɪ | ʊ | |
Low | a |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Alexander-Bakkerus, Astrid. 2005. Eighteenth-Century Cholón. PhD dissertation, Universiteit Leiden.
Alexander-Bakkerus, Astrid. to appear. Cholón. In Patience Epps and Lev Michael (eds.), The Amazonian languages: An international handbook. De Gruyter.
Notes
There is some question as to whether the language exhibited contrastive long vowels.