Oro Win language
Moribund Chapacuran language of Brazil
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Oro Win is a moribund Chapacuran language spoken along the upper stretches of the Pacaás Novos River in Brazil.[2] As of 2010, there were only six known speakers of Oro Win in Brazil, and all of them were over 50 years of age.[3] However, other reports dictate that there are 12 speakers as of 2015, and there are efforts to increase use of Oro Win among the community.[4][5]
Phonology
Oro Win is one of only five languages known to make use of a voiceless bilabially post-trilled dental stop, [t͡ʙ̥].
Vocabulary
[tʙ̥otʙ̥ok inan] 'I walk on logs'
[kotʙ̥ok inan] 'I start a motor'
[katʙ̥ʉ na] 'It is an owl'
[tʙ̥untʙʉ na] 'It is a helicopter'
[tʙ̥um] 'small boy'[7]
