- Karitiâna language
Infobox Language
name=Karitiâna
region=Brazil
speakers=~200 (2000)
iso2=tup
iso3=ktn
familycolor=American
fam1=Tupi
fam2=ArikemKaritiâna or Caritiana is a Tupi language of
Brazil .Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
The nasals IPA|/m n ɲ/ are pre-stopped IPA| [bm dn ɟɲ] if they are preceded by an oral vowel, and post-stopped IPA| [mb nd ɲɟ] if they are followed by one. The velar nasal IPA|/ŋ/ is denasalized IPA| [ɡ] before oral vowels in unstressed syllables, post-stopped IPA| [ŋɡ] before oral vowels in stressed syllables, and pre-stopped IPA| [ɡŋ] after oral vowels.
IPA|/h r j w/ are nasalized IPA| [h̃ r̃ w̃ j̃] when surrounded by nasal vowels.
References
*pt icon cite journal |last=Landin |first=David J. |year=1988 |title=As orações karitiâna |journal=Série Lingüística |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=30–50 |url=http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/PUBLCNS/LING/KTOrac.pdf |format=
PDF
*pt icon cite book |last=Landin |first=David J. |origyear=1983 |year=2005 |title=Dicionário e léxico karitiâna/português |location=Brasília |publisher=Summer Institute of Linguistics |url=http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/PUBLCNS/DICTGRAM/KTDic.pdf |format=PDF
*pt icon cite journal |last=Landin |first=Rachel M. |year=1987 |title=Conjunções karitiâna de nivel superior |journal=Série Lingüística |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=199–206 |url=http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/PUBLCNS/LING/KTConj.pdf |format=PDF External links
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ktn Ethnologue report for language code:ktn]
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