Wari'
Other names
Pakaásnovos
Language code
pav
Location
11°19'59"S 65°02'24"W
Family
Chapakuran
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar | Glottal |
Stop/affricate | p | t | tʃ | k | kʷ | ʔ | |
Fricative | hʷ | h | |||||
Nasal | m m̰ | n n̰ | |||||
Approximant | j | w | |||||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i y | ||
Mid | e ø | o | |
Low | a |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Everett, Daniel Leonard and Barbara Kern. 1997. Wari: the Pacaas Novos Language of Western Brazil. Routledɡe.
Notes
Northern varieties (Oro Mon, Oro Waram and Oro Waram Xijein lects) lack contrast between /h/ and /hʷ/.