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{{Short description|Language spoken in Colombia}}
{{distinguish|Nipode language}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Muinane
|name=Muinane
|nativename=''Muìnánɨ''
|states=[[Colombia]]
|states=[[Colombia]]
|region=[[Puerto Santander, Amazonas]]; between [[Caquetá River]] and [[Yari River]] in [[Caquetá Department]]
|ethnicity=550 [[Witoto people]] (2007)<ref name=e18/>
|ethnicity={{sigfig|2,110|2}} (2018)<ref name=e25/>
|speakers=150
|speakers=150
|date=2007
|date=2007
|ref=e18
|ref=e25
|familycolor=American
|familycolor=American
|fam1=[[Bora–Witoto languages|Bora–Witoto]]
|fam1=?[[Bora–Witoto languages|Bora–Witoto]]
|fam2=[[Boran languages|Boran]]
|fam2=[[Boran languages|Boran]]
|iso3=bmr
|iso3=bmr
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|glottorefname=Muinane
|glottorefname=Muinane
|notice=IPA
|notice=IPA
|map=Lingua muinane.png
}}
}}


'''Muinane''' is an indigenous American language spoken in western South America.
'''Muinane''' is an indigenous American language spoken in Colombia.


==Classification==
==Classification==
Muinane belongs to the [[Witotoan languages|Witotoan]] language family. Along with [[Bora language|Bora]], it comprises the Boran sub-grouping.
Muinane belongs to the [[Boran languages|Boran]] language family, along with [[Bora language|Bora]].


==Geographic distribution==
==Geographic distribution==
Muinane is spoken by 150 people in Colombia along the Upper Cahuinarí river in the [[Department of Amazonas]]. There may be some speakers in Peru.
Muinane is spoken by 150 people in Colombia along the Upper Cahuinarí river in the [[Amazonas (Colombian department)|Department of Amazonas]]. There may be some speakers in Peru.


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
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===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Muinane consonant phonemes'''
|+ Muinane consonant phonemes
!
|&nbsp;
! [[Bilabial consonant|Bilabial]]
! [[Bilabial consonant|Bilabial]]
! [[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
! [[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
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! [[Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
! [[Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
|-
![[Nasal stop|Nasal]]
! [[Nasal stop|Nasal]]
|{{IPA|m}}
| {{IPA link|m}}
|{{IPA|n}}
| {{IPA link|n}}
|{{IPA|ɲ}}
| {{IPA link|ɲ}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Plosive consonant|Plosive]]
! [[Plosive]]
|{{IPA|p}} {{IPA|b}}
| {{IPA link|p}} {{IPA link|b}}
|{{IPA|t}} {{IPA|d}}
| {{IPA link|t}} {{IPA link|d}}
|{{IPA|tʲ}} {{IPA|dʲ}}
| {{IPA link|tʲ}} {{IPA link|dʲ}}
|{{IPA|k}} {{IPA|ɡ}}
| {{IPA link|k}} {{IPA link|ɡ}}
|{{IPA|ʔ}}
| {{IPA link|ʔ}}
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | [[Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
! [[Affricate]]
|
|
|
|
|{{IPA|tʃ}} {{IPA|dʒ}}
| {{IPA link|tʃ}} {{IPA link|dʒ}}
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | [[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
! [[Fricative]]
|{{IPA|ɸ}} {{IPA|β}}
| {{IPA link|ɸ}} {{IPA link|β}}
|{{IPA|s}}
| {{IPA link|s}}
|{{IPA|ʃ}} {{IPA|j}}
| {{IPA link|ʃ}} {{IPA link|j}}
|{{IPA|x}}
| {{IPA link|x}}
|
|
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | [[Trill consonant|Trill]]
! [[Trill consonant|Trill]]
|
|
|{{IPA|r}}
| {{IPA link|r}}
|{{IPA|rʲ}}
| {{IPA link|rʲ}}
|
|
|
|
|}
|}

*Voiceless stops and affricates contrast with their [[gemination|geminate]] counterparts: {{IPA|tː}} {{IPA|tʃː}} {{IPA|tʲː}} {{IPA|kː}}.
* Voiceless stops and affricates contrast with their [[gemination|geminate]] counterparts: {{IPA|tː}} {{IPA|tʃː}} {{IPA|tʲː}} {{IPA|kː}}.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Muinane vowel phonemes'''
|+ Muinane vowel phonemes
!
|-
! [[Front vowel|Front]]
!| &nbsp;
! colspan="1" | [[Front vowel|Front]]
! [[Central vowel|Central]]
! colspan="1" | [[Central vowel|Central]]
! [[Back vowel|Back]]
! colspan="1" | [[Back vowel|Back]]
|-
|-
!| [[High vowel|High]]
! [[High vowel|High]]
|{{IPA|i}}
| {{IPA link|i}}
|{{IPA|ɨ}}
| {{IPA link|ɨ}}
|{{IPA|u}}
| {{IPA link|u}}
|-
|-
!|[[Low vowel|Low]]
! [[Low vowel|Low]]
|{{IPA|e}}
| {{IPA link|ɛ}}
|{{IPA|a}}
| {{IPA link|a}}
|{{IPA|o}}
| {{IPA link|o}}
|}
|}


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==Writing System==
==Writing System==
Muinane is written using a [[Latin script|Latin alphabet]]. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent as is follows:
Muinane is written using a [[Latin script|Latin alphabet]]. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent is as follows:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA
!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA!!Latin!!IPA
|-
|-
|a||{{IPA|/a/}}||b||{{IPA|/b/}}||c||{{IPA|/k/}}
|a||{{IPA|/a/}}||b||{{IPA|/b/}}||c||{{IPA|/k/}}-{{IPA|/s/}}
|ch||{{IPA|/tʃ/}}||d||{{IPA|/d/}}||e||{{IPA|/e/}}
|ch||{{IPA|/tʃ/}}||d||{{IPA|/d/}}||e||{{IPA|/e/}}
|-
|-
|f||{{IPA|/ɸ/}}||g||{{IPA|/ɡ/}}||h||{{IPA|/ʔ/}}
|f||{{IPA|/ɸ/}}||g(u)||{{IPA|/ɡ/}}-{{IPA|/x/}}||h||{{IPA|/ʔ/}}
|i||{{IPA|/i/}}||ɨ||{{IPA|/ɨ/}}||j||{{IPA|/x/}}
|i||{{IPA|/i/}}||ɨ||{{IPA|/ɨ/}}||j||{{IPA|/x/}}
|-
|-
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|ñ||{{IPA|/ɲ/}}||o||{{IPA|/o/}}||p||{{IPA|/p/}}
|ñ||{{IPA|/ɲ/}}||o||{{IPA|/o/}}||p||{{IPA|/p/}}
|-
|-
|q||{{IPA|/k/}}||r||{{IPA|/r/}}||s||{{IPA|/s/}}
|qu||{{IPA|/k/}}||r||{{IPA|/r/}}||z||{{IPA|/s/}}
|sh||{{IPA|/ʃ/}}||t||{{IPA|/t/}}||u||{{IPA|/u/}}
|s||{{IPA|/ʃ/}}||t||{{IPA|/t/}}||u||{{IPA|/u/}}
|-
|-
||v||{{IPA|/β/}}||y||{{IPA|/j/}}|| || || || || || || ||
||v||{{IPA|/β/}}||y||{{IPA|/j/}}|| || || || || || || ||
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*{{Citation
*{{Citation
|last=Aschmann
|last=Aschmann
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|isbn=0-88312-189-1
|isbn=0-88312-189-1
}}
}}
*{{Citation
| first = James W.
| last = Walton
| first2 = Janice P.
| last2 = Walton
| editor-last = Waterhouse
| editor-first = Viola G.
| contribution = Phonemes of Muinane
| contribution-url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_work.asp?id=12603
| title = Phonemic systems of Colombian languages
| year = 1967
| pages = 37–47
| place = Norman, OK
| publisher = [[SIL International]]}}
*{{Citation
*{{Citation
| last = Walton
| last = Walton
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{{Languages of Colombia}}
{{Languages of Colombia}}

[[Category:Bora–Witoto languages]]
[[Category:Boran languages]]
[[Category:Languages of Colombia]]
[[Category:Languages of Colombia]]

Latest revision as of 10:45, 18 April 2024

Not to be confused with Nipode language.
Muinane
Muìnánɨ
Native toColombia
RegionPuerto Santander, Amazonas; between Caquetá River and Yari River in Caquetá Department
Ethnicity2,100 (2018)[1]
Native speakers
150 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bmr
Glottologmuin1242
ELPMuinane
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Muinane is an indigenous American language spoken in Colombia.

Classification

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Muinane belongs to the Boran language family, along with Bora.

Geographic distribution

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Muinane is spoken by 150 people in Colombia along the Upper Cahuinarí river in the Department of Amazonas. There may be some speakers in Peru.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Muinane consonant phonemes
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar/
Palatal 		Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive p b t d tʲ dʲ k ɡ ʔ
Affricate tʃ dʒ
Fricative ɸ β s ʃ j x
Trill r rʲ
  • Voiceless stops and affricates contrast with their geminate counterparts: tː tʃː tʲː kː.

Vowels

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Muinane vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Low ɛ a o

Tone

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There are two tones in Muinane: high and low.

Grammar

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Word order in Muinane is generally SOV. Case marking is nominative–accusative.

Writing System

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Muinane is written using a Latin alphabet. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent is as follows:

Latin IPA Latin IPA Latin IPA Latin IPA Latin IPA Latin IPA
a /a/ b /b/ c /k/-/s/ ch /tʃ/ d /d/ e /e/
f /ɸ/ g(u) /ɡ/-/x/ h /ʔ/ i /i/ ɨ /ɨ/ j /x/
ll /dʒ/ m /m/ n /n/ ñ /ɲ/ o /o/ p /p/
qu /k/ r /r/ z /s/ s /ʃ/ t /t/ u /u/
v /β/ y /j/
  • Palatalized consonants are written using the unpalatalized forms plus y: ty /tʲ/, dy /dʲ/, ry /rʲ/. For the purposes of alphabetization, these are considered sequences of letters.
  • Tone is not generally indicated in writing. When it is shown, it is indicated by an acute accent over the vowel: á, é, í, ɨ́, ó, ú.
  • The Muinane writing system is based on Spanish orthography. For that reason, the sound /k/ is written as c before a, ɨ, o, and u and as qu before e and i. Likewise, the sound /ɡ/ is written as gu before e and i, and g elsewhere.

References

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  1. ^ a b Muinane at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon

Sources

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  • Aschmann, Richard P. (1993), Proto-Witotoan, Arlington, TX: SIL International, ISBN 0-88312-189-1
  • Walton, James P.; Walton, Janice W.; Pakky de Buenaventure, Clementina (1997), Diccionario Bilingüe Muinane-Español/Español-Muinane, Santafé de Bogotá: Editorial Buena Semilla, OCLC 468683910
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