Xingu Asurini language

Xingú Asuriní (Asurini of Xingu) is a Tupi–Guaraní language of the state of Pará, in the Amazon region of Brazil. The entire population speaks the language, and most speakers are monolingual.^[1]

Xingú Asuriní
Asurini of Xingu
Awaeté
Pronunciation	[a.wa.e.'te]
Native to	Brazil
Region	Pará
Native speakers	120 (2006)[1]
Language family	Tupian Tupi–Guarani Xingu Xingú Asuriní
Language codes
ISO 639-3	asn
Glottolog	xing1248
ELP	Asuriní of Xingú

Phonology

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		Bilabial	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Occlusive	voiceless	p	t			k	ʔ
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ			kʰ
	voiced	b	d			g
	labialized					kʷ
Nasal		m	n		ɲ	ŋ
Pre-nasal		ᵐb	ⁿd			ᵑg
Fricative	voiceless	ɸ		ʃ			h
	voiced	β		ʒ
Affricate	voiceless			t͡ʃ
	voiced			d͡ʒ
Tap			ɾ
Approximant		w			j

References

1. Xingú Asuriní at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Alves Pereira, Antonia (2009-03-31). Estudo morfossintatico do Asurini do Xingu (Doutora em Linguística thesis) (in Portuguese). Campinas, SP: Universidade Estadual de Campinas. doi:10.47749/t/unicamp.2009.443057.

External links

• Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Asurini do Xingú". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.