Juma dialect

Nearly extinct dialect of Kagwahiva From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Júma (Arara-Kawahib)[3] is one of the eight ethnic varieties of the Kagwahiva language, which belongs to Subgroup VI of the Tupi-Guarani languages.[4] The most elderly native speaker, called Aruka Juma, died in 2021.[5][6]

NativetoBrazil
RegionAmazonas
Ethnicity12 Juma (2024)
Native speakers
3 (2024)[1][2]
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Juma
Kawahíva
Native toBrazil
RegionAmazonas
Ethnicity12 Juma (2024)
Native speakers
3 (2024)[1][2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3jua
Glottologjuma1249
ELPJúma
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Documentation

The language has been documented since 2019 through the recording of vocabulary lists, traditional narratives, everyday stories, etc. Some of the texts can accessed through the website of the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages.[7]

Phonology

Source:[8][9]

Consonants

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Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced ɡ
Fricative h
Approximant j w
Rhotic ɾ
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Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ
Mid ɛ ɛ̃ ɔ ɔ̃
Low a ã
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There are no supersegmentals, including stress.

References

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