Ninam of Ericó
Other names
Yanam; Northern Ninam; Xiriana
Language code
shb
Location
3°18'00"N 62°30'00"W
Family
Yanomam
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Aspirated stop | tʰ | |||||
Plain stop/affricate | p | t | tʃ | k | ||
Fricative | s | ʃ | h | |||
Nasal | m | n | ||||
Approximant | j | w | ||||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i ĩ iː ĩː | ɨ | u ũ uː ũː |
Mid | e ẽ eː ẽː | ə ə̃ əː ə̃ː | o õ oː õː |
Low | a ã aː ãː |
Suprasegmental
Nasal harmony
Bibliography
Gomez, Gale Goodwin. 1990. The Shiriana dialect of Yaman (northern Brazil). PhD dissertation, Columbia University.