Mapoyo language

Extinct language of Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mapoyo is a Carib language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza Rivers, Venezuela. The ethnic population of Mapoyo proper is about 365.

NativetoVenezuela
RegionSuapure River
Ethnicity520 Mapoyo & Yabarana (2007)[1]
Native speakers
3? (2014)[2]
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Mapoyo
Native toVenezuela
RegionSuapure River
Ethnicity520 Mapoyo & Yabarana (2007)[1]
Native speakers
3? (2014)[2]
Carib
Language codes
ISO 639-3mcg
Glottologmapo1246
ELP
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Phonology

Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop p t k ʔ
Nasal m n ɲ
Fricative β s h
Rhotic ɾ
Approximant w j
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  • /h/ can be heard as a palatal [ç] when preceding a voiceless plosive.
  • /n/ can be heard as a velar [ŋ] when preceding a velar /k/.
  • /β/ can be heard as a voiced stop [b], when after a voiceless plosive or glottal /ʔ/.
  • /s/ can be heard with an allophone of [ts] when word-initially, or after a glottal /ʔ/.
  • /j/ can be heard as a voiced fricative [ʝ], when before a back vowel.

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Mid e ɘ o
Low a
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  • Sounds /i, u/ are reduced to [ɪ, ʊ] in syllable-final position.
  • /ɘ/ is heard as a lower [ə] sound when preceding /h/, or following /β/.
  • /a/ is heard as [ɑ] when occurring after an initial bilabial sound.[3]

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