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Tucanoan language spoken in South America
Yurutí
Wajiara
Native toColombia, Brazil
Native speakers1,200 (2011)
Language familyTucanoan
  • Eastern
    • Central
      • Bara
        • Yurutí
Language codes
ISO 639-3yui
Glottologyuru1263
ELPYurutí

Yurutí, or Wajiara, is a Tucanoan language of Colombia, with around 1,200 speakers in Colombia and Brazil.

Phonology

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Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Guttural
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t t͡ʃ k
voiced b d d͡ʒ ɡ
Fricative s h
Semivowel w j
Flap ɾ
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i (ɨ) u
Mid e o
Open a

References

  1. Yurutí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Tucanoan languages
Western
Eastern
South
West
Central
North
Unclassified
Italics indicate extinct languages
Languages of Colombia
Official languages
Indigenous
languages
Arawakan
Barbacoan
Bora–Witoto
Chibchan
Chocoan
Guajiboan
Tucanoan
Other
Creoles/Other
Sign languages


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