Wariapano language

Nearly extinct Panoan language of Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wariapano (Huariapano), also known as Pano, Panavarro, and Pánobo, is a nearly extinct Panoan language of Peru. The last known speaker of the Pano dialect died in the spring of 1991.[2]

NativetoPeru
Native speakers
moribund (2013)[1]
extinct 1991 (Pano)
Panoan
  • Mainline Panoan
    • Nawa
      • Chama
        • Wariapano
Dialects
  • Shetebo
  • Piskino
  • Pano †
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Wariapano
Pano
Native toPeru
Native speakers
moribund (2013)[1]
extinct 1991 (Pano)
Panoan
  • Mainline Panoan
    • Nawa
      • Chama
        • Wariapano
Dialects
  • Shetebo
  • Piskino
  • Pano †
Language codes
ISO 639-3pno
Glottologpano1255
Panobo is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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There are three attested dialects: Shetebo and Piskino, which are no longer in daily use, and Pano itself, which is extinct.[3]

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Alveopalatal Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t k
Affricate ts tʃ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ ʂ h
voiced β
Nasal m n
Flap ɾ
Approximant w j
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/β/ fluctuates between a stop and a fricative. /h/ is only distinctive word-initially.

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i ɯ
Mid o
Open a
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Sample text

Neno ebi iki; nato nojkon papa yosibonin mananti manax. Jara ebi nijawetianbi bismanojkoyai kai. Mawaxon pairira ebi bismanojkonox iki. Nojkon tita manan, nojkon papaboni manan. Ebira nijawetianbi bismanojkoyamai

— Arquímedes Sinuiri Nunta

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