Other Sources:McLeod, Ruth. 1974. "Paragraph, Aspect and Participant in Xavante," Linguistics 132, 51-74.
Consonant system:
p t ʔ b d s h m n ñ r Nasals analyzed as allophones; they also occurs in loans.
Stops:p b t d ʔ
Fricatives:s h
Nasals:m n ñ (Nasals analyzed as allophones; they also occurs in loans.)
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
i ɨ u e ǝ o ɛ ɔ a
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:ɨ ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:v̄ all
Nasal Vowels:
ṽ all v̄̃ all
Stress:final
Syntax:OSV NA POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:5643
Language:Cherente
Location:E Brazil
Classification:Amerind: Macro-Ge: Ge: Central
Other Sources:WPF
Consonant system:
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6
Number:5644
Language:Apinaye
Location:NC Brazil (Goias)
Population:200
Classification:Amerind: Macro-Ge: Ge: Northwest
Other Sources:
Ham, Patricia. 1965. "Multilevel Influence on Apinayé Multidimensional Clause Structure," Linguistics 15, 50-32. Burgess, Eunice and Patricia Ham. 1968. "Multilevel Conditioning of Phoneme Varients in Apinaye," Linguistics 41, 5-18.
Consonant system:
p t k ʔ č (s) (h) v ž m n ñ ŋ ɾ̣
Stops:p t k ʔ
Affricates:č
Fricatives:v (s) ž (h)
Nasals:m n ñ ŋ
Vibrants:ɾ̣
Vowel system:
i ɯ u e ɤ o ɛ ʌ ɔ a
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u ɯ o ɤ ɔ ʌ
Long Vowels:v̄
Nasal Vowels:ı̃ ɛ̃ ã ũ ɯ̃ õ ʌ̃
Syllable:(C)(C)(C)(C)V(C)
Syntax:SOV NA ND POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:5645
Language:Suya
Location:E Brazil
Classification:Amerind: Macro-Ge: Ge: Northwest
Consonant system:
Number:5646
Language:Kreen-Akarore
Classification:Amerind: Macro-Ge: Ge: Northwest
Consonant system:
Number:5647
Language:Cayapo
Dialect:Caraho
Location:E Brazil
Classification:Amerind: Macro-Ge: Ge: Northwest
Consonant system:
Number:5648
Language:Cayapo
Alternate Name:Kayapo
Dialect:North
Location:C Brazil (S Pará)
Population:10,000
Classification:Amerind: Macro-Ge: Ge: Northwest
Other Sources:Stout, Mickey and Ruth Thomson. 1971. "Kayapó Narrative," IJAL 37, 150-6.
