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Achuar
Shiwiar
Native toPeru, Ecuador
EthnicityAchuar people, Shiwiar
Native speakers
(undated figure of 3,000–3,500 in Peru)[1]
4,000 in Ecuador (2007)[2]
Jivaroan
  • Achuar
Language codes
ISO 639-3acu
Glottologachu1248
ELPAchuar

Shiwiar, also known as Achuar, Jivaro, Maina, is a Jivaroan language spoken along the Pastaza and Bobonaza rivers in Ecuador.

Phonology

Consonant phonemes[3]
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop p t k ʔ
Affricate ts tʃ
Fricative s ʃ x
Approximant w j
Tap ɾ
Vowel phonemes[3]
Front Central Back
Close i ĩ iː u ũ uː
Mid ə ə̃ əː
Open a ã aː

References

  1. ^ Achuar at Ethnologue (10th ed., 1984). Note: Data may come from the 9th edition (1978).
  2. ^ Achuar-Shiwiar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Fast Mowitz, Gerhard. 1975. "Sistema fonológico del idioma achual." Datos Etno-Lingüísticos 20. Lima: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano. Cited from the South American Phonological Inventory Database at the University of California at Berkeley.
  • Dryer, Matthew S.; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Achuar". World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  • Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Achuar-Shiwiar". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
  • New Testament in Achuar
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Achuar
  • The Shiwiar Rainforest Initiative
  • Achuar–Shiwiar on Native Languages of the Americas
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