Japreria Language
Japrería (Yapreria) is a Cariban language of Venezuela.
| Japrería | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | 160 (2011) |
Native speakers | 170 (2002 census) |
Cariban
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jru |
| Glottolog | japr1238 |
| ELP | Japréria |
Phonology
The orthography, if different from the IPA, is represented in angled brackets.
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Dorsal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Stop/ | p | t | t͡ʃ ⟨ch/č⟩ | k ⟨k/c/qu⟩ | ʔ ⟨unknown⟩ |
| Fricative | s | ʃ ⟨sh/š⟩ | h ⟨h/j⟩ | ||
| Approximant | ʋ ⟨v⟩ | j ⟨y/j⟩ | |||
| Rhotic | ɾ ⟨r⟩ | ʀ ⟨ŕ⟩ |
/ʋ/ is labiodental, while /m, p/ are bilabial.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ ⟨ü/y/ɨ⟩ | u |
| Open | e | a | o |
References
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