Minica Huitoto language
Indigenous American Huitoto language
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Minica Huitoto (Mɨnɨka) is one of three indigenous American Huitoto languages of the Witotoan family spoken by a few thousand speakers in western South America.[1]
It is spoken in the Upper Igara-Paraná river area, along the Caquetá River at the Isla de los Monos, and the Caguán River near San Vicente del Caguán. There is 75% literacy in Colombia and 85% are literate in Spanish; most are bilingual. There is a dictionary and grammar rules.[1]
There are only five speakers in Peru, where it has official standing within its community.[1]
Phonology
Vowels
However, Ávila's 2018 analysis yields a different chart.
Consonants
Accent
Minica Huitoto has a mobile accent that falls on either the first or second syllable in a word with more than two syllables. This accent does not move when a suffix is added. The syllables of bisyllabic roots are either both accented, or the first is.[6]
Writing system
| a | b | c | ch | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | ll | m | n | ñ | ng | o | p | q | r | t | u | v | ɨ | z |
