Marúbo

Marúbo language

Marúbo language

Panoan language of Brazil

Marúbo is a Panoan language of Brazil.

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Phonology

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • /v/ can be heard as either [v] or [β].

Vowels

More information Front, Central ...
  • /a, ɨ, u/ may also be heard as [ɐ, ɯ, ʊ].
  • Vowels may also be nasalized when preceding nasal consonants.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Marúbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Costa, Raquel Guimarães Romankevicius (2000). Aspectos da fonologia Marubo (Pano): uma visão não-linear. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.


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