Northern Emberá
Language code
emp
Location
6°40'23"N 77°21'54"W
Family
Choco
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Aspirated stop | kʰ | |||||
| Plain stop | p | t | k | |||
| Voiced stop | b | d | ɡ | |||
| Implosive stop | ɓ | ɗ | ɠ | |||
| Affricate | ts | tʃ | ||||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i ĩ | ɯ ɯ̃ u ũ | |
| Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Low | a ã |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Hoyos Benítez, Mario Edgar. 2000. Informe sobre la lengua embera del Río Napipí. In María Stella González de Pérez and María Luisa Rodríguez de Montes (eds.), Lenguas indígenas de Colombia: Una visión descriptiva. Bogotá: Instituto Cara y Cuervo.