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(Redirected from Yurutí)
| Yurutí | |
|---|---|
| Wajiara | |
| Native to | Colombia, Brazil |
Native speakers | 1,200 (2011)[1] |
Tucanoan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yui |
| Glottolog | yuru1263 |
| ELP | Yurutí |
 | |
Yurutí, or Wajiara, is a Tucanoan language of Colombia, with around 1,200 speakers in Colombia and Brazil.[2]
Phonology
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| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Guttural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | |
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Semivowel | w | j | |||
| Flap | ɾ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | (ɨ) | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
References
[edit]- ↑ Yurutí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Wajiara Language (YUI) – L1 & L2 Speakers, Status, Map, Endangered Level & Official Use | Ethnologue Free". Ethnologue (Free All). Archived from the original on 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
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