Yánesha
Other names
Amuesha
Language code
ame
Location
10°37'48"S 75°11'53"W
Family
Arawak
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar |
| Plain stop | p pʲ | t tʲ | k kʲ | |||
| Voiced stop | b bʲ | ɡ | ||||
| Affricate | ts | tʃ | ʈʂ | |||
| Fricative | s | ʃ | ||||
| Nasal | m mʲ | n | ɲ | |||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ | ɽ | ||||
| Lateral | ʎ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| Mid | e eː eʰ eˀ | o oː oʰ oˀ | |
| Low | a aː aʰ aˀ |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Fast, Peter W. 1953. Amuesha (Arawak) Phonemes. International Journal of American Linguistics 19. 191–194.
Duff-Tripp, Martha. 1998. Diccionario yanesha' (amuesha)-castellano. Lima: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano. 11-12