Jarawara
Language code
jaa_jrw
Location
7°13'59"S 65°31'30"W
Family
Arawan
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Stop | b | t | ɟ | k | |
Fricative | ɸ | s | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Approximant | w | ||||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i iː | ɯ ɯː | |
Mid | e eː | ||
Low | a aː |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Dixon, R.M.W. 2004. The Jarawara Language of Southern Amazonia. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Vogel, Alan. 1993. Jarawara Verb Classes. PhD dissertation, University of Pittsburg.
Notes
According to Dixon (2004: 11) neither /w/ nor /o/ involves any lip rounding.