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| Bésɨro | |
|---|---|
| Lomeriano | |
| Bésɨro | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈbesɨro] |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Ethnicity | Chiquitano |
Native speakers | <2,400 (2012) |
Macro-Jê?
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Bolivia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cax |
| Glottolog | chiq1248 |
| ELP | Chiquitano |
Bésɨro (Lomeriano)[1] is a variety of Chiquitano spoken by less than 2,400 Chiquitano people and a Macro-Jê language. It is an official language of Bolivia.[1][2]
Phonology
[edit source]Consonants
[edit source]| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t̪ | t | t͡ʃ | k | ʔ |
| Fricative | β | s | ʃ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Glide | w | j |
Vowels
[edit source]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
Nasal assimilation
[edit source]Bésɨro has regressive assimilation triggered by nasal nuclei / ɨ̃ ĩ ũ õ ã ẽ/ and targeting consonant onsets within a morpheme.
- /suβũ/ → [suˈmũ] 'parrot (sp.)'[4]
Syllable structure
[edit source]The language has CV, CVV, and CVC syllables. It does not allow complex onsets or codas. The only codas allowed are nasal consonants.
Writing system
[edit source]Bésɨro is written using the Latin script. The alphabet of Bésɨro is presented below:[5]
| a | b | ch | e | i | ɨ | j | k | l | m |
| n | ñ | o | p | r | s | t | ty | u | x |
| xh | y | ' | aa | ee | ii | ɨɨ | oo | uu |
References
[edit source]- 1 2 Nikulin, Andrey (2020). Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Brasília.
- ↑ Nikulin, Andrey (2023-12-01). "Lexical evidence for the Macro-Jê–Tupian hypothesis / Лексические свидетельства в пользу макро-же–тупийской гипотезы". Journal of Language Relationship. 21 (1–2): 1–56. doi:10.31826/jlr-2023-211-206. ISSN 2219-4029.
- ↑ Krüsi, Dorothee; Krüsi, Martin (1978). Phonology of Chiquitano (PDF). Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics. Riberalta, Bolivia: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- ↑ Sans, Pierric (2011), Proceedings of the VII Encontro Macro-Jê.Brasilia, Brazil
- ↑ Instituto deLengua y Cultura Kabineña; Instituto Plurinacional de Estudio de Lenguas y Cultura (2015). Cartilla de alfabeto besiro para el aprendizaje básico. Santa Cruz de la Sierra: Imprenta Stigma.
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