Wayãpi or Wayampi (Waiãpi, Guayapi, Oiampí) is a
Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the
Wayãpi people. It is spoken in
French Guiana
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and
Brazil
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.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
In closed syllables, /e, o/ are heard as
Orthography
Wayãpi is spelt phonetically based on the
International Phonetic Alphabet
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, and not according the
French orthography.
The spelling uses the letter
ɨ for the
close central unrounded vowel
The close central unrounded vowel, or high central unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound used in some languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , namely the lower-case letter ''i'' with a hori ...
between i and u.
E is always pronounced é, vowels with a tilde are always nasal (ã, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ), ö is like the German
O umlaut, and b is pronounced mb. All letters are pronounced.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Wayampi(
Intercontinental Dictionary Series
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)
Tupi–Guarani languages
Languages of French Guiana
Languages of Brazil
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