A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

V.b.V.b.V.b.Vowels (cont.)/o//õ/[υ] [o] [υ̃] ~ [õ]omυtυ'aŋgʌtʌ 'it pops(corn)'ã'sυkʌ 'to hit''yυ·kι 'a nut'koʌ'warυ 'a fruit'bιsι'gʌnυ 'give me!'a'niυ 'mosquito'ma'pυʌ 'cotton''sιtυ 'woman'ιmιnʌ'rokυ 'he will bringit'ayʌ'tʌkυ 'he will hunt'nιsιbε'gʌkυ 'I will go'omoto'aŋgʌtʌ 'it pops(corn)'ã'sokʌ 'to hit''yo·kι 'a nut'koʌ'waro 'a fruit'bιsι'gʌno 'give me!'a'nio 'mosquito''totι 'grandfather'pokʌmʌ'rarι 'day''okι 'his eye''okʌ 'he kills'ka'pυ̃ʌ̃ 'strong (tobacco)'nι'tõ 'my face''tonti 'jacu (a bird)'poŋkʌmʌ'rarι 'he is red''oŋkι 'your (pl) eyes''oŋkʌ 'you(pl) kill'Vowels (cont.)/ι/ /o/ /a/'ιsʌ 'he goes' 'osʌ 'she goes' 'asʌ 'we go'ι'nikʌ 'he eats' o'nikʌ 'she eats' a'nikʌ 'we eat'ι'giti 'his feet' o'giti 'her feet' a'giti 'our feet'ιsam'pi̵rι 'dead branch' aam'pυrι 'stick, twig' 'ama·m'parι 'let's fetch it'kaȼo'bi̵rι 'white' kimʌ'pυrι 'trail'ι'pi̵rι 'his youngerbrother''nι·'tυrι 'few'a'niυ 'mosquito'a·'niʌ 'weeds, brush'Vowels (cont.)/ι̃/ /õ/ /ã/h̃ι̃'ι̃rι 'your (pl) father' õ'ι̃rι 'her father'ã'ι̃rι 'our father'27