A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language
A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language
A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language
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V.a.Consonants (cont.)/m/[n]/n/[ñ]ιntιgi'ñanυ 'you(pl) takefor me'bιtʌnʌti'ñanυ 'you carryfor me'i'ñaŋkι 'itaúba'nιmi'ñanι 'my weight'i'ñεkʌ 'aguenta'V.b.Vowels/i/ιn'timʌ 'strong wind''miñʌ 'heavy'ki'miti 'boil'aŋ'giti 'onça'ιpi'niʌ 'sap''kibʌ 'what?''šitυ 'sister!'ka'čiti 'cutter ant'ι'rikʌ 'he falls'a'wã· 'iri 'is <strong>the</strong>re atuber?''imi 'young, <strong>of</strong>fspring'kιmi'čitυ 'pium'ši'miri 'a wasp'ontʌnυ'pirι'thin, delicate'šio'piri 'bat'[ι]/ι/ιn'tιmʌ '<strong>the</strong>y are standing''mιnʌ 'to bring'mι'mitε 'clay lick'kaŋ'gιtι 'people'ιpι'nιʌ 'o<strong>the</strong>r side'aŋ'kιbʌ 'heart''sιtυ 'woman'ba'ȼιιrυ 'it smarts'ι'rιkυ 'its interior'a'wã· 'ιrι 'does he havea fa<strong>the</strong>r?''ιnι 'otter'kιmι'ȼιrυ 'porcupine'[i̵]ka'mi̵rι 'soul, spirit'agʌȼʌtʌ'pi̵rι'it bit him'kaȼo'bi̵rι 'white'ko'mi̵rι 'mandioca'ιpi̵'rιrι 'war club'ka'pi̵rʌ 'man's name'ι'pi̵rʌ 'his possession'nιkιbi̵rι'gιtʌ'I score (fish)'20