Tawandê language
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| Tawandê | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Tawandê |
Native speakers | 1 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xtw |
| Glottolog | tawa1278 |
Tawandê is a moribund Nambikwaran language of Brazil.[2]
Classification
[edit]Tawandê is closely related to the Latundê and Lakondê languages.[2]: 30
Phonology
[edit]Vowels
[edit]Tawandê has 17 vowel phonemes.[3]: 43
| Front | Central | Back | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | creaky | nasal | creaky-nasal | plain | creaky | nasal | creaky-nasal | plain | creaky | nasal | creaky-nasal | |
| Close | i | ḭ | ĩ | ḭ̃ | u | ṵ | ũ | ṵ̃ | ||||
| Mid | e | ḛ | ẽ | ḛ̃ | o | o̰ | ||||||
| Open | a | a̰ | ã | ã̰ | ||||||||
Consonants
[edit]19 consonants, including two glides, are found in Tawandê.[3]: 36
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusive | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Lateral | l | ||||
| Glide | w | j |
References
[edit]- ↑ Crevels, Mily (2012-01-13), "Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking", in Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (eds.), The Indigenous Languages of South America, DE GRUYTER, pp. 167–234, doi:10.1515/9783110258035.167, ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3, retrieved 2026-07-27
- 1 2 3 Eberhard, David M. (2009). Mamaindê Grammar: A Northern Nambikwara language and its cultural context (PDF) (phd thesis). Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. ISBN 978-94-6093-012-6.
- 1 2 Santana, Nelivaldo Cardoso (2010). Descrição preliminar da nasalidade em Tawandê e comparação com outras línguas Nambikwára do Norte (PDF) (masters thesis). Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
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