Nonuya language

Nonuya
Nononota
Native to Colombia, Peru
Ethnicity 230 (2011)[1]
Native speakers
 2 (2011)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 noj
Glottolog nonu1241[3]

Nonuya is a nearly extinct language of Colombia and Peru. The Nonuya community has recently reestablished itself, and is attempting to revitalize its culture through revitalizing its language.

Phonology

Guayabero has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/.[4]

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop voiceless p t tʲ k ʔ
voiced b d g
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless ɸ ʃ h
voiced β
Nasal m n ɲ
Flap ɾ

References

  1. ↑ ISO change request
  2. ↑ "Nonuya". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nonuya". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  4. ↑ "SAPhon – South American Phonological Inventories". linguistics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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