Shiwiar language

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Not to be confused with Shuar language from Ecuador.
Achuar
Shiwiar
Native toPeru, Ecuador
EthnicityAchuar people, Shiwiar
Native speakers
(undated figure of 3,000–3,500 in Peru)[1]
4,000 in Ecuador (2007)[2]
Jivaroan
  • Achuar
Language codes
ISO 639-3acu
Glottologachu1248
ELPAchuar

Shiwiar, also known as Achuar, Jivaro, Maina, is a Jivaroan language spoken along the Pastaza and Bobonaza rivers in Ecuador.

Phonology

Consonant phonemes[3]
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop p t k ʔ
Affricate ts tʃ
Fricative s ʃ x
Approximant j w
Tap ɾ
Vowel phonemes[3]
Front Central Back
Close i ĩ iː u ũ uː
Close-mid ɘ ɘ̃ ɘː[4]
Open a ã aː

References

  1. ^ Achuar at Ethnologue (10th ed., 1984). Note: Data may come from the 9th edition (1978).
  2. ^ Achuar-Shiwiar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Fast Mowitz (1975), p. 10.
  4. ^ Lev, Stark & Chang (2012), citing the same source, give these instead as [ɨ], [ɨ̃] and [ɨː].
  5. ^ a b c Fast Mowitz (1975), p. 2.

Bibliography

  • Fast Mowitz, Gerhard (1975), Sistema fonológico del idioma achual, Lima: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano
  • Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Achuar-Shiwiar". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.

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