| Wayãpi | |
|---|---|
| Wayampi | |
| Region | French Guiana,Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Wayãpi |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 2000)[1] |
Tupian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oym |
| Glottolog | waya1270 |
| ELP | Wayampí |
Wayãpi orWayampi (Waiãpi, Guayapi, Oiampí) is aTupi–Guarani language spoken by theWayãpi people. It is spoken inFrench Guiana andBrazil.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lab. | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | p | t | k | kʷ | ʔ | |
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iĩ | ɯɯ̃ | uũ | |
| Mid | eẽ | oõ | ||
| Open | aã | |||
In closed syllables, /e, o/ are heard as [ɛ,ɔ].[4]
Wayãpi is spelt phonetically based on theInternational Phonetic Alphabet, and not according theFrench orthography.[5] The spelling uses the letterɨ for theclose central unrounded vowel between i and u.[6]E is always pronouncedé, vowels with a tilde are always nasal (ã,ẽ,ĩ,õ,ũ),ö is like the GermanO umlaut, andb is pronouncedmb. All letters are pronounced.[6]
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