Waninawa language
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| Waninawa | |
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| (Panoan) Katukína | |
| Noke Vanna | |
| Native to | Brazil |
Native speakers | 700 (2010)[1] |
Panoan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | knt |
| Glottolog | pano1254 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Waninawa, also known as Kamanawa and Panoan Katukína, is a Panoan language of Brazil.
Dialects are Katukina of Olinda, Katukina of Sete Estreles, and the extinct Kanamari (Canawari) (cf. Kanamari).[2]
Phonology
[edit | edit source]Vowels
[edit | edit source]| Front | Central | Back | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | Nasal | Oral | Nasal | Oral | Nasal | ||
| unrounded | rounded | ||||||
| Close | i | ĩ | ũ | ||||
| Near-close | ɪ | ɪ̃ | ʊ | ʊ̃ | |||
| Close-mid | e | ẽ | o | õ | |||
| Mid | ə | ə̃ | |||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |||||
| Near-open | ɐ | ||||||
| Open | ɑ | ||||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Open | a |
Consonants
[edit | edit source]| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Alveopalatal | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusive | p | t | tʲ | k | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Affricate | ts | ||||||
| Fricative | ɛ | s | ʂ | ʃ | |||
| Approximant | w | j |