Gavião do Jiparaná
Language code
gvo
Location
10°24'00"S 62°00'00"W
Family
Tupí
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Plain stop/affricate | p | t ts | cç | k | ʔ |
| Voiced stop/affricate | b | d dz | ɟʝ | ɡ | |
| Fricative | β | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Approximant | j | ||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ | ||||
| Lateral | l |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | |
| Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
Tone
Bibliography
Moore, Denny. 1984. Syntax of the language of the Gavião indians of Rondônia, Brazil. PhD dissertation, City University of New York.
Moore, Denny. 1999. Tonal System of the Gavião Language of Rondônia, Brazil, in Tupian Perspective. In Shigeki Kaji (ed.), Cross-Linguistic Studies of Tonal Phenomena: Tonogenesis, typology, and related topics, 297-310. Tokyo: ILCAA.