A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

-CV--šV- -ȼV- -čVikaši'piro 'scorpion' toi'čini 'little clay bowl'ιpa'ȼιιro 'it smarts'ε a'šεpι'tιrι 'a little' i'ȼεεnεka'pεka'it passed'pi'čεra 'stuff growingin yard'a ka'šato 'caterpillar' oȼama'nιrι 'an Apurinã ιča'pata 'crotch of tree'clan'o ιšo'atι 'tatu' aȼo'paro 'new (book)' pačo'aro 'it is sweet'-wV- -yV- -rVia'wiri 'tobacco' mi'riti 'caititu'ι čiwιri'εna 'maracajá' mapa'yιro 'a snake' nεε'rιrι 'he is no good'ε awε'rokι 'a palm nut' o'yεrε'taka 'she changes' nεrε'karι 'it isn't good'a a'wari 'there is' yaya'mιna 'type of wood' to'raro 'frog'o ma'yorι 'buzzard' 'kεropa 'what type is it?'VIII.(cont.)-CV-pV -tV -kVi 'ipi 'two' nι'kiti 'my foot'ι 'apι 'bone' a'šεpιtι 'a little' 'makι 'Brazil nut'ε ki'mipε 'corn meal' nι'tɛ̃tε 'my forehead' yomι̃'tikε 'to spear/harpoon'a ã'kιpa 'heart' pι'šamιta 'you gather nι'maka 'I sleep'firewood'o 'ιpo 'grub' 'sιto 'woman' mãã'tako 'quiet!'-mV -nV -sVi 'kimi 'corn' o'šini 'her meat'ι 'ȼomι 'worm' a'kanι 'pequiá' 'kιsι 'rainbow'ε o'karonε 'its price' 'asε 'a frog'a nι'čima 'I eat (fruit)' 'šamιna 'firewood' a'masa 'let's go'o 'tamo 'a frog' pιnι̃kι'tano 'will youpay me?'37