Purubora language
Endangered Tupian language of Brazil
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The Puruborá language of Brazil is one of the Tupian languages. It is also known as Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically, it is spoken in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in Costa Marques and around the headwaters of the Rio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and 243 in the ethnic group in 2014) reported in 2015.[1]
Phonology
Consonants
- /j/ has an allophone of [ɲ] when before or in between nasal vowels.
- [ŋ] is an allophone of /n/ when before /k/, or is also an allophone of /k/ when after nasal vowels in word-final position.
- /w/ may also be heard as [β] when before high vowels or in free variation with [w].
- Stops /t, d/ are also heard as palatalized [tʲ, dʲ] when before /i/.
Vowels
[ɔ] may also be heard as an allophone of /o/.[2]
