A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

CV-šV- ȼV- čVišio'piri 'bat' či'čiri 'grasshopper'ιȼι'rĩ 'tooth'ε šεpa'kori 'opossum' 'ȼεεnεka 'to stop' čε'pεta 'hoof 'a 'šamιna 'firewood' ȼapo'rιkι 'açaí' ča'pawa 'to take (of gift)'o šoro'kιta 'to punish' 'ȼomι 'worm' čowa'naro 'mole cricket'wV- yV- rViι 'wιnι 'out (on river)'ε wε'εrεka 'day after next' yεrε'taka 'to change'a 'wakι 'a tuber' 'yatι 'sorva'o'yookι 'a palm nut'VIII.(cont.)-CV--pV- -tV- -kVišio'piri 'bat' ι̃'tιma 'wind' ã'kiti 'onça'ι sι̃'pιrι 'turtle' nι'tιma 'I stand' õã 'kιpa 'her heart'ε oka'pεro 'he killed her' posɛ̃'tεka 'green' nι'kεko 'my hammock'a mapa'ana 'horse-like tata'pɛ̃ 'umari drink' popõ'karι 'Apurinã'animal'o yopo'roka 'port, dock' poto'koko 'morning dove' tι'kotε 'alongside'-mV- -nV- -sViki'miti 'boil' mani'kini 'an animal'ι nιmι'naro 'I bring it' o'nιnι 'her tongue' ι'sιka 'he gives'ε amε'nori 'sardine' ka'nεnama 'fierce' osε'rεko 'its core (boil)'a pι'maka 'you sleep' ι'napa'pεka 'it passed' ι'sawana 'bed ofstream/river'o amo'taro 'he buys it' ι'noa 'they' o'sona 'its hole'36