Mawé language
(Redirected from Sateré-Mawé language)
| Mawé | |
|---|---|
| Sateré | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Ethnicity | (undated figure of 7,000 Mawé people) |
Native speakers | 9,200 (2008)[1] |
Tupian
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Brazil ( Amazonas)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mav |
| Glottolog | sate1243 |
| ELP | Mawé |
| Linguasphere | 88-BAA-a |
The Mawé language of Brazil, also known as Sateré (Mabue), is one of the Tupian languages. It is spoken by 7,000 Mawé people, many of them monolingual.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ iː | ɨ ɨː | u ũ uː |
| Mid | e ẽ eː | o | |
| Low | a ã aː |
References
[edit]- ↑ Mawé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Amazonas passa a ter 16 línguas indígenas oficiais; saiba quais são". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ↑ da Silva, Raynice Pereira (2006). Estudo fonológico da língua sateré-mawé.
External links
[edit]- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Sateré-Mawé". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
- Mateus 1, Tupana Ehay Satere Mawe Pusupuo (MAVNT) The New Testament in Sataré-Mawé
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