Ese Eja (Peru)

Language code

ese_per

Location

12°40'48"S 68°43'48"W

Family

Tacanan

Consonants	Bilabial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labio- velar	Glottal
Stop	p	t			k	kʷ	ʔ
Implosive stop	ɓ	ɗ
Affricate		ts	tʃ
Fricative		s	ʃ		x		h
Nasal	m	n		ɲ
Approximant				j		w

Vowels	Front	Central	Back
High	i
Mid	e		o
Low		a

Suprasegmental

None

Bibliography

Chavarria, Maria. 2012. Etewémeeji ese ejaha sowiho: Guía para el uso del alfabeto ese eja. Ms.

Notes

Ese Eja (Perú) has two major varieties: Ese Eja Beniano and Ese Eja Baawaja. In the latter variety /k/ is attested in only a single morpheme, while in the Beniano dialect, /ts/ is rarely if ever attested.