A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

V.a.Consonants (cont.)a'šit y ε 'he sucks'mit y æ'pυrι 'wide trail'ma'bit y ε 'thin, fine''k y εmʌ a'int y ε 'cow'katin'tĩ 'fire ant'no'tĩĩro 'my niece'mi'tã· 'winter'nιsarʌsʌ'ratε 'mymachete'a'šitε 'he sucks'mitæ'pυrι 'wide trail'ma'bitε 'thin, fine''k y εmʌ a'intε 'cow'imi'rĩ 'dry land'ka'rι̃w̃ʌ̃ 'man's name'ιki'rã 'over there'nιsι'tυrε 'my wife'V.a.V.a.Consonants (cont.)/t/ /n/ /r/i'šiti 'earth'i'šini 'his meat'o'tιnι 'her breast' o'nιnι 'her tongue'mi'tã· 'winter' ι'nã· 'is he coming?' a'rã 'he flies''tatʌ 'umari''nεta 'I look at''totι 'grandfather' 'nokι 'my eye'ša'mιtʌ 'to get firewood' ša'mιnʌ 'firewood'pa'tari 'chicken' amiʌ'nari 'illness' pokʌmʌ'rarι 'day''ιnι 'otter''ιrι 'father'moʌ'nati 'man's name' ma'rati 'man's name'ι'nikʌ 'he eats'ι'rikʌ 'he falls'bιsι'gʌnυ 'give me' bιsι'garυ 'give her'ki'ñarι 'buriti'i'rari 'queixada'Consonants (cont.)/t/ /ȼ/ /s/tυ'ginči 'beast'ȼυkι'rimʌ 'a fish'o'tιnι 'her breast' oȼι'rĩ 'her tooth'a'tεεnεgʌ 'ana'ȼεε'nεgʌ 'we stop'exclamation'a'mυtʌ 'to buy'ι'kυȼʌ 'root'atʌ'nʌtʌ 'we carry' aȼʌ'narι 'macacobarrigudo''totι 'grandfather' 'ȼomι 'worm' 'soti 'veado roxo''ȼorʌ 'god''sori 'suds'pa'ȼυnti 'eel'bæ'sυri 'porpoise''ιȼʌ 'string''ιsʌ 'he goes'ȼι'nʌkʌ 'to urinate' sι'nʌpʌ 'woman's name'16