Carapano
Mõxtã
Native toColombia, Brazil
Native speakers
500 (2012)[1]
Tucanoan
  • Eastern
    • Central
      • Tatuyo–Carapano
        • Carapano
Language codes
ISO 639-3cbc
Glottologcara1272
ELPCarapana

Carapano (Karapanã, Carapana-tapuya, Möxdöá) is a Tucanoan language of Colombia and Brazil.

Phonology

Carapano has 11 consonants, plus 3 tones: high, medium and low.[2]

Consonants of Carapano
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial–velar Glottal
Plosive p b t d k ɡ
Sibilant fricative s
Non-sibilant fricative h
Approximant j w
Tap/flap ɾ

It also has 6 vowels and their nasalized forms.[2]

FrontCentralBack
Closeĩ iɨ̃ ɨu ũ
Close-midẽ eo õ
Openã a

References

  1. Carapano at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. 1 2 Metzger, Ronald; Metzger, Lois (1973). "Fonolog'ia del carapana": 121–132. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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