Macushi

Language code
mbc
Location
4°00'00"N 60°00'00"W
Family
Carib
ConsonantsBilabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Stopptkʔ
Fricatives
Nasalmn
Approximantjw
Tap, flapɾ
VowelsFrontCentralBack
Highi iːɨ ɨːu uː
Mide eːo oː
Lowa aː
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography

Abbott, Miriam. 1991. Macushi. In Desmond Derbyshire and Geoffrey Pullum (eds.), Handbook of Amazonian Languages Vol. 3, pp. 23-160. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

Carson, Neusa. 1981. Phonology and Morphosyntax of Macuxi (Carib). PhD dissertation, University of Kansas.

Notes

Carson (1981) posits /ŋ/, which is absent in Abbot (1991).