Nheengatú
Other names
Língua Geral Amazônica
Language code
yrl
Location
1°44'24"N 67°00'43"W
Family
Tupí
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar | Glottal |
| Plain stop | p | t | c | k | kʷ | ʔ | |
| Voiced stop | b | ɡ | |||||
| Prenasalized stop | mb | nd | ŋɡ | ||||
| Fricative | s | ʃ | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Approximant | j j̃ | w | |||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ||
| Low | a |
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.