The Mawé language of Brazil, also known as Sateré (Mabue, Maragua, Andira, Arapium), is one of the Tupian languages. It is spoken by 7,000 people, many of them monolingual.
| Mawé | |
|---|---|
| Sataré | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Mawé people |
Native speakers | 9,200 (2008)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mav |
| Glottolog | sate1243 |
| ELP | Mawé |
Phonology edit
Consonants edit
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels edit
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ iː | ɨ ɨː | u ũ uː |
| Mid | e ẽ eː | o | |
| Low | a ã aː |
References edit
- ^ Mawé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ da Silva, Raynice Pereira (2006). Estudo fonológico da língua sateré-mawé.
External links edit
- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Sateré-Mawé". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
- Mateus 1, Tupana Ehay Satere Mawe Pusupuo (MAVNT) The New Testament in Sataré-Mawé
- [1] Example of publications in Sataré-Mawé
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