Tupinambá
Language code
tpn
Location
22°48'29"S 42°06'22"W; 7°03'11"S 34°52'52"W; 0°50'42"S 47°48'43"W
Family
Tupí
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Plain stop | p | t | k | ʔ | ||
Voiced stop | b | |||||
Fricative | s | ʃ | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
Approximant | j | w | ||||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Moore, Denny, Sidney Facundes and Nádia Pires. 1993. Nheengatu (Língua Geral Amazônica), its History, and the Effects of Language Contact. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil.