Karajá
Language code
kpj
Location
10°00'00"S 50°12'00"W
Family
Macro-Ge
Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal |
Stop | b | d | k | ||
Implosive stop | ɗ | ||||
Fricative | θ | h | |||
Approximant | w | ||||
Tap, flap | ɾ | ||||
Lateral | l |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̘ | u |
Near high | ɪ | ʊ | |
Mid-high | e | ɘ | o õ |
Mid | ə ə̃ | ||
Mid-low | ɛ | ɔ | |
Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Ribeiro, Eduardo Rivail. 2001. Empréstimos Tupí-Guaraní em Karajá. Revista do Museu Antropológico, 5/6. Goiânia: Editora da Universidade Federal de Goiás. 75-100.
Ribeiro, Eduardo Rivail. 2012. A grammar of Karajá. Chicago: University of Chicago dissertation.