A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

pε'tʌmʌtʌ 'you see' bε'tʌmʌtʌ 'you see' wε'εrεgʌ 'next'pokʌmʌ'rarι 'day' bokʌmʌ'rarι 'day'poŋka'marʌ 'red' boŋka'marʌ 'red'o'šipi 'her tail'o'šibi 'her tail'ιm'pεεrε'gʌrι 'it ispretty'ιm'bεεrε'gʌrι 'it ispretty'ki'mipε 'corn meal' ki'mibε 'corn meal'kimi'pɛ̃ 'corn drink' kimi'bɛ̃ 'corn drink'yυm'pεtʌ 'caju'yυm'bεtʌ 'caju'am'pυtʌ 'fan'am'bυtʌ 'fan'popυŋ'garι 'Indian (m.)' bobυŋ'garι 'Indian (m.)'kačigυrι'pυ̃ʌ̃ 'bad flu' kačigυrι'bυ̃ʌ̃ 'bad flu' ka'riwʌ 'white man'V.a.Consonants (cont.)/p/ /m/ [w̃]'ipi 'two' 'imi 'offspring, brood' ka'rι̃w̃ʌ̃ 'man's name'ι'napʌ 'he passes' ι'nʌmʌ 'his mouth''bapʌ 'you fetch' 'mapʌ 'honey''bεtʌ 'you look''mεtʌ 'who knows?''patι 'father''makι 'Brazil nut''bini 'medicine' 'miñʌ 'heavy'či'pi̵rι 'bread'ši'miri 'wasp'ka'pi̵rʌ 'man's name' ka'mi̵rι 'spirit''boto 'lip''moto 'cará'kimʌ'pυrι 'trail' ma'mυrι 'matrinxão'V.a.Consonants (cont.)/t/[t y ] [t]'soti 'deer'ι'taro 'his sister'kiin'tiri 'louro(a lumber)'ι'tarι 'his brother'pa'tari 'chicken'ko'torι 'king snake''tatʌ 'umari'tιnι'bɛ̃ 'milk''totι 'grandfather'mι'riti 'caititu''sιtυ 'woman'/r/'sori 'suds'to'raro 'frog'mι'riti 'caititu'i'rari 'queixada'ma'rati 'man's name'ȼa'rotʌ 'clam shell'šio'biri 'bat''kιrυ 'grandmother'15