Cuiba
Language code
cui
Location
5°23'28"N 68°06'18"W
Family
Guahiban
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Aspirated stop | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
Plain stop | p | t | k | |||
Voiced stop | b | d | ||||
Affricate | ts | tʃ | ||||
Fricative | s | h | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
Approximant | j | w |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid-high | e | o | |
Mid-low | ʌ | ||
Low | æ | a |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Merchán Galindo, Hermana. 2000. Breve presentación de la lengua cuiba (variante maibén). 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. 586-587.