Karitiâna
Language code
ktn
Location
9°18'00"S 64°00'00"W
Family
Tupí
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Stop | p | t | k | ||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | ||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i ĩ iː ĩː | ɨ ɨ̃ ɨː ɨ̃ː | |
| Mid | e ẽ eː ẽː | o õ oː õː | |
| Low | a ã aː ãː |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Everett, Caleb. 2007. Patterns in Karitiana: Articulation, perception, and grammar. PhD dissertation, Rice University.
Storto, Luciana. 1999. Aspects of a Karitiana grammar. PhD dissertation, Massachussetts Institute of Technology.
Notes
Everett says that /b/ and /d/ appear to be gaining phonemic status (14-15).