Gaviao of Jiparana (Gavião do Jiparaná), also known as "Digüt" (a chief's name[2]), Ikolen and Gavião do Rondônia, or in the language itself, Ikó̱ló̱éhj,[3] is the language of the Gavião of Rondônia, Brazil. It is a Tupian language of the Monde branch. It is partially intelligible with Suruí. The Zoró dialect spoken by the Zoró people is sometimes considered a separate language.
Phonology
Consonants
Gavião consonants[3]
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Alveolopalatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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| Occlusive
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voiceless
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p
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t
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k
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ʔ
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| voiced
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b
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d
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g
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| Affricate
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voiceless
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ts
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tʃ
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| voiced
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dz
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| Fricative
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voiceless
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β
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| voiced
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| Lateral
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voiced
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l
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| Flap
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r
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| Approximant
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j
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Vowels
Gavião vowels[3]
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| plain
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nasal
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plain
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nasal
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plain
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nasal
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| High
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short
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i
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ĩ
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ɨ
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ɨ̃
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| long
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iː
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ĩː
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ɨː
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ɨ̃ː
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| Mid
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short
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e
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ẽ
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o
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õ
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| long
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eː
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ẽː
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oː
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õː
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| Low
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short
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a
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ã
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| long
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aː
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ãː
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References
- ^ a b Gavião of Jiparaná at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Moseley, Christopher; Asher, R. E.; Tait, Mary (1994), Atlas of the world's languages, London; New York: Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-01925-5
- ^ a b c Sona-Gavião, Iram Káv (2019). Nomes, verbos, adjetivos, posposições e predicações na língua dos ikólóéhj (Gavião, Fam. Mondé, Tronco Tupí) (PDF) (masters thesis). Universidade de Brasília.
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