Yekwana
Other names
Maquiritari
Language code
mch
Location
4°43'08"N 64°41'17"W
Family
Carib
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
Stop/affricate | t | tʃ | k | ʔ | ||
Fricative | s | h | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
Approximant | j | w | ||||
Tap, flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
High | i iː | ɨ ɨː | u uː |
Mid | e eː | ə əː | o oː |
Low | a aː |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Cáceres, Natalia. 2007. Introduction a la langue des Ye'kwana: Profil sociolinguistique et esquisse phonologique. MA thesis, Université Lumière Lyon 2.