A Phonemic Analysis of the Apurinã Language

VVVṼ̃εi εi 'man's response when called' ɛ̃ĩ nεrεpε'tɛ̃ĩ 'ugly'ειɛ̃ι̃εε wε'εrεka 'next' ɛ̃ɛ̃ o'pɛ̃ɛ̃pι 'coral snake'εaεoɛ̃ãɛ̃õai kai'ȼayε 'mountain' ãĩ pãĩpε'niro 'it is fat'aι ãι̃ nιmãι̃'karo 'I hold it'aε ãɛ̃aa 'saanι 'a wasp' ãã mi'tãã 'winter'ao kι'tao 'woman's name' ãõ 'kãõ 'bacuri'oi o'iči'taka 'she secures' õĩ õĩ 'her suet'oι o'ιna 'she comes' õι̃ õι̃'taro 'her sister'oε po'εrε'karι 'you show him' õɛ̃ kĩ'kõɛ̃ 'parrot'oa ma'poa 'cotton' õã pιι'rõã 'come in, enter'oo 'yookι 'a palm nut' õõ tõõ'kači 'cough'42