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 toBrazil
EthnicityMawé people
Native speakers
9,200 (2008)[1]
Tupian
  • Mawé
Language codes
ISO 639-3mav
Glottologsate1243
ELPMawé

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t k ʔ
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative s h
Tap ɾ
Approximant w j

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i ĩ iː ɨ ɨː u ũ uː
Mid e ẽ eː o
Low a ã aː

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References

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  1. ^ Mawé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ da Silva, Raynice Pereira (2006). Estudo fonológico da língua sateré-mawé.
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  • [1] Example of publications in Sataré-Mawé