Xingu Asurini language
Tupi–Guaraní language of Brazil
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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] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | asn |
| Glottolog | xing1248 |
| ELP | Asuriní of Xingú |
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 Asurini do Xingu is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Phonology
Consonants
| 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 | |||||
Vowels
| Plain | Nasal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Central | Back | Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | i | ɨ | u | ĩ | ɨ̃ | ũ |
| Close-mid | e | ẽ | ||||
| Open | a | ã | ||||
