A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

V.a.V.a.Consonants (cont.)/s/ /š/ /y/'sιtυ 'woman''šitυ 'sister!''pιsι 'stench, odor' ka'piši 'racoon'ka'sιrι 'moon'iyʌ'šiti 'sky'o'sεkυ 'her hand a'šεbιtι 'little'(of bananas)'sε'rεkυ 'core (of boil)' šεbʌ'gυrι 'an animal'ι'sawʌnʌ 'river'pι'šamιtʌ 'you getfirewood'ιbυ'sυnε 'pocket' ιgυšυ'rεkʌ 'he cuts open'ιkυ'sεkʌ 'he pulls' ιki'šεk y ε 'he rubs'ιsam'bʌkʌ 'he tires' ιšam'bυkʌ 'he fills'ka'sarʌ 'naked' ka'šatυ 'caterpillar' ka'yatι 'paca'bε'sυrι 'porpoise' ι'šυʌ 'anteater' a'yυʌ 'a reptile'saa'mi̶̵rι 'envira' ša'riwʌ 'macaco cheiro' ya'piri 'cicada''saanι 'a wasp' 'šamιnʌ 'firewood' yayʌ'mιnʌ 'a type of wood'ka'sεŋkεrε 'it hurts' a'šaŋkι 'a little bit' a'yaŋkυ 'our hair'pi'šεnʌ 'cat'i'yεnʌ 'mortar'šυ'karε 'flatus'yυŋ'kιrʌ 'salt'ošυrυgι'tʌtʌ'she whips (?)'oyυȼʌ'rawʌtʌ 'she sews'Consonants (cont.)/k/[k y ] [k] [g]'kιkι 'man''gιgι 'man'kι̃ι̃'rιkι 'rat'kι̃ι̃'rιgι 'rat'ši'mʌkι 'fish'ši'mʌgι 'fish''sεkυ 'hand of bananas' 'sεgυ 'hand of bananas'o'nakι 'her egg'o'nagι 'her egg'ι'karʌ 'he (over there)' ι'garʌ 'he (over there)'amʌ'kιrι 'tambaqui' amʌ'gιrι 'tambaqui'kι·'nιrι 'festa'gι·'nιrι 'festa'waibε'kʌnυ 'I am here' waibε'gʌnυ 'I am here'napʌ'yaoŋ'karι'I learn it'napʌ'yaoŋ'garι'I learn it'kυ'ʌ̃ 'macaco zogue-zogue' gυ'ʌ̃ 'macaco zogue-zogue'ιŋ'kʌ̃υ̃ 'bacuri'ιŋ'gʌ̃υ̃ 'bacuri''kinči 'parasite worm' 'ginči 'parasite worm''nokι 'my eye''nogι 'my eye'18