Wayampi language
Tupian language spoken in South America
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Wayãpi or Wayampi (Waiãpi, Guayapi, Oiampí, Wayampi: Wajãpi[2]) is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Wayãpi people. It is spoken in French Guiana and Brazil.
| Wayãpi | |
|---|---|
| Wayampi | |
| Wajãpi | |
| Pronunciation | [wajãˈpi] ~ [wãjãˈpi] |
| Native to | French Guiana, Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Wayãpi |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 2000)[1] |
Tupian
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oym |
| Glottolog | waya1270 |
| ELP | Wayampí |
| Linguasphere | 88-AAA-b |
Classification
Wayampi is a member of the Tupian language family. According to Brazilian linguist Aryon Rodrigues, it forms a subgroup with neighbouring Emerillon, as well as the Zoʼé, Kaʼapor (Urubú), Anambé, Guajá, Aurê–Aurá, and Takunyapé languages, termed Northern Tupi–Guarani.[3][4] Wayampi and Emerillon are the only Tupian languages spoken in the region of the Guianas.[5]
Dialects
Two dialects of Wayampi are distinguished in the literature, Amapari Wayampi and Guianese Wayampi.[2]
History
The Wayampi migrated to their current area in the 18th century, similarly to the Zoʼé and Emerillon.[2]
Documentation
The first documentation of Wayampi comes in a wordlist collected by Adam de Bauve and published in 1833 to 1834,[6][7] followed by M. Leprieur in the same year.[6] Both these wordlists were compiled in Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius's (1867) book Glossaria linguarum brasiliensium. These were followed by Jules Crevaux's 93-word list recorded in 1875 and published in 1882.[5]
Phonology
Orthography
Wayãpi is spelt phonetically based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and not according the French orthography.[11] The spelling uses the letter ɨ for the close central unrounded vowel between i and u.[12] E is always pronounced é, vowels with a tilde are always nasal (ã, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ), ö is like the German O umlaut, and b is pronounced mb. All letters are pronounced.[12]