Pisamira language

Tucanoan language of South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pisamira is a Tucanoan language. Ethnologue misidentifies it as a dialect of Tucano.[1]

NativetoColombia
RegionVaupés Department
EthnicityPisamira
Tucanoan
  • Eastern
    • Central
      • Tatuyo–Carapano
        • Pisamira
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Pisamira
Native toColombia
RegionVaupés Department
EthnicityPisamira
Tucanoan
  • Eastern
    • Central
      • Tatuyo–Carapano
        • Pisamira
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologpisa1245
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Phonology

Vowels

Pisamira features six vowels /a e i ɨ o u/ which can be either oral or nasal.[2]

Consonants

Pisamira has eleven consonant phonemes. A few of these consonants /g, t͡ʃ, r/ have a restricted distribution and rarely or never appear at the beginnings of roots.[3]

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Pisamira consonant phonemes
Labial Apical Palatal Velar Glottal
Stops voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Continuants ʋ ʝ h
Affricates t͡ʃ
Trills r
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