A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

V.a.Consonants (cont.)/k/[k y ] [k] [g]aŋ'kιbʌ 'heart'aŋ'gιbʌ 'heart''mεkυči 'paddle' 'mεgυči 'paddle'o·ŋ'kι̃ʌ̃ 'her eyelid' o·ŋ'gι̃ʌ̃ 'her eyelid'kυŋ'kυ̃ɛ̃ 'parrot'kυŋ'gυ̃ɛ̃ 'parrot'õã'rυkʌ 'she washes' õã'rυgʌ 'she washes'nι'k y εnʌ'gυtʌ 'I hear'ιkυ'k y εntʌ 'he mixes'nι'k y εmʌ'nιrι 'my olderbrother'ιrι'k y ɛ̃·ro 'woman'sname''k y εmʌ 'tapir'a'aŋk y ε 'caibro, post''k y εrobʌ 'what type?'aŋ'k y εro 'daughter''k y εgυči 'hammock'a·n'šik y ε 'palm leafV.a.Consonants (cont.)/m/'imi 'young, offspring'ι'mʌpε 'he sleeps''mapʌ 'honey''mεtʌ 'who knows?''k y εnʌ 'tapir'mεrʌ'saagι 'then (past)''makι 'Brazil nut''moto 'cará''mυči 'man's name'ι'mιnι 'snake''kimi 'corn'mo'akι 'woman's name''čimʌ 'to eat (fruit)'/n/[n]'ιnι 'otter'ι'nʌpʌ 'he passes''napʌ 'to pass''nεtʌ 'I look at''k y εnʌ 'food (not meat)''nεrε'gʌrι 'it isn't good''nakι 'egg''notʌ 'I, me''nυkι 'my eye'ι'nιnι 'his tongue'ι'šini 'his meat'no'akυ 'my hand'[ñ]'kiñʌ 'guariba'ki'ñarι 'buriti''miñʌ 'heavy'ιša'wiñε 'key'pamiñʌ'nιrι 'it is heavy'19