Wayampi language
Tupian language spoken in South America
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Wayãpi or Wayampi (Waiãpi, Guayapi, Oiampí) is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Wayãpi people. It is spoken in French Guiana and Brazil.
RegionFrench Guiana, Brazil
EthnicityWayãpi
Native speakers
(1,200 cited 2000)[1]Tupian
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Tupi–Guaraní
- Northern
- Wayãpi
- Northern
Phonology
Orthography
Wayãpi is spelt phonetically based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and not according the French orthography.[5] The spelling uses the letter ɨ for the close central unrounded vowel between i and u.[6] 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.[6]
