Chami language

Chami
Chamí Emberá
Native toColombia
Native speakers
7,800 (2001–2014)[1]
Chocoan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
cmi – Chami
tdc – Tadó
Glottologuppe1440
ELPSouthern Emberá

Chamí Emberá a.k.a. Chami is an Embera language of Colombia.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop plain p ⟨p⟩ t ⟨t⟩ k ⟨k⟩ ʔ ⟨ꞌ⟩
voiced b ⟨b⟩ d ⟨d⟩
implosive ɓ ⟨ɓ⟩ ɗ ⟨ɗ⟩
Fricative s ⟨s⟩ (x ⟨j⟩) h ⟨j⟩
Affricate t͡ʃ ⟨ch⟩
Nasal m ⟨m⟩ n ⟨n⟩
Liquid trill r ⟨rr⟩
tap ɾ ⟨r⟩
Approximant w ⟨w⟩ j ⟨y⟩

/h/ may also be heard as [x] in free variation.

Vowels

Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
High oral i ⟨i⟩ ɯ ⟨ɯ⟩ u ⟨u⟩
nasal ĩ ⟨ĩ⟩ ɯ̃ ⟨ɯ̃⟩ ũ ⟨ũ⟩
Mid oral e ⟨e⟩ o ⟨o⟩
nasal ẽ ⟨ẽ⟩ õ ⟨õ⟩
Low oral a ⟨a⟩
nasal ã ⟨ã⟩

[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ Chami at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Tadó at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Licht, Daniel A; Vélez, Rubén G; Carupia, Marcario P (2013). Karta ẽbẽra beɗea ɓɯ kawabiy ita / Manual de enseñanza y escritura ẽbẽra-chamí.
  3. ^ Gralow, Frances L. (1976). Fonología del chamí. In Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 3. pp. 29–42.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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