Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau dialect
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| Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau | |
|---|---|
| Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Eru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Ureuwawau | |
| Jupaú | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rondônia |
| Ethnicity | 152 Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau (2023) |
Native speakers | c. 60 (2024)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urz |
| Glottolog | urue1240 |
| ELP | Uruewawau |
| Linguasphere | 88-AAG-ba |
Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau (Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau: Jupaú) is one of the eight varieties of the Kagwahiva language, a Tupi–Guarani language, Subgroup VI.[2] The name is also spelled Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Eru-Eu-Wau-Wau and Ureuwawau, and is sometimes known simply as Kagwahiva.[3]
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | labial | ||||||
| Stop/Affricate | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | kʷ | ʔ | |
| Fricative | β | h | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||
| Tap/flap | ɾ | ||||||
- /ɲ/ can be heard as [j] when in unstressed positions.
- /β/ can also be heard as [w].
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
| Mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Low | a ã |
- /a, ã/ are heard as [ə, ə̃] in unstressed syllables.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kawahiva: documentation of vocabulary, grammar, texts, and verbal arts / Kawahiva: documentação do vocabulário, gramática, textos, e artes verbais | Endangered Languages Archive". www.elararchive.org. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ↑ "Urueu-Wau-Wau". World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ "Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau". Ethnologue. SIL International. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- 1 2 Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
Bibliography
[edit]- SAMPAIO, Wany Bernardete de Araujo. Estudo comparativo sincronico entre o Parintintin (Tenharim) e o Uru-eu-uau-uau (Amondava): contribuições para uma revisão na classificação das línguas tupi-kawahib. Campinas: Unicamp, 1977.
- SAMPAIO, Wany e SILVA, Vera. Estudo morfológico do sistema verbal da língua Uru-euuau-uau. Porto Velho: PIBIC/UNIR-CNPq. Junho/1996, 29 p. (relatório)
- SAMPAIO, Wany e ASSUNÇÃO, Giselle. Estudo do sistema pronominal da língua Uru-euuau-uau. Porto Velho: PIBIC/UNIR-CNPq. Junho/1996, 34 p. (relatório)
- SAMPAIO, Wany e ASSUNÇÃO, Giselle. Levantamento de dados linguísticos e culturais do povo Amondava. Porto Velho: PIBIC/UNIR-CNPq. Junho/1995, 81 p. (relatório)
- ALGUNS vocabulários dos Uru-eu-uau-uau. Porto Velho: CIMI-RO [s/d] (texto mimeografado)
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