Tucano
Language code
tuo
Location
0°18'00"N 69°06'00"W
Family
Tucanoan
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Plain stop | p | t | k | ʔ | |
Voiced stop | b | d | ɡ | ||
Fricative | s | h | |||
Approximant | j | w |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Suprasegmental
Nasal harmony, tone
Bibliography
Welch, Betty and Birdie West. 2000. El tucano. In María Stella González de Pérez and María Luisa Rodríguez de Montes (eds.), Lenguas indígenas de Colombia: Una visión descriptiva. Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo. Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo.
Ramirez, Henri. 1997. A fala tukano dos ye'pâ-masa. Manaus: CEDEM.