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(Redirected from Wajãpi language) Tupian language spoken in South America
Wayãpi
Wayampi
RegionFrench Guiana, Brazil
EthnicityWayãpi
Native speakers(1,200 cited 2000)
Language familyTupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3oym
Glottologwaya1270
ELPWayampí

Wayãpi or Wayampi (Waiãpi, Guayapi, Oiampí) is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Wayãpi people. It is spoken in French Guiana and Brazil.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab.
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p t k ʔ
Fricative s h
Lateral l
Approximant w j

Vowels

Vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i ĩ ɯ ɯ̃ u ũ
Mid e o õ
Open a ã

In closed syllables, /e, o/ are heard as .

Orthography

Wayãpi is spelt phonetically based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and not according the French orthography. The spelling uses the letter ɨ for the close central unrounded vowel between i and u. E is always pronounced é, vowels with a tilde are always nasal (ã, , ĩ, õ, ũ), ö is like the German O umlaut, and b is pronounced mb. All letters are pronounced.

References

  1. Wayãpi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Copin (2012), p. 409
  3. Copin (2012), p. 412
  4. Copin (2012)
  5. Grenand & Grenand (2017), p. 18
  6. ^ Grenand & Grenand (2017), p. 20

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External links

Languages of French Guiana
Official language
Local languages
Sign languages
Tupian languages
Arikem
Tupari
Mondé
Puruborá
Ramarama
Yuruna
Munduruku
Maweti–Guarani
Aweti–Guarani
Tupi–Guarani
Guarani (I)
Guarayu (II)
Tupi (III)
Tenetehara (IV)
Xingu (V)
Kawahíb (VI)
Kamayurá (VII)
Northern (VIII)
Proto-languages
Italics indicate extinct languages


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