Waiwai language

Waiwai
Waiwai
Native to	Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
Ethnicity	Wai-Wai
Native speakers	(2,200 cited 1990–2006)
Language family	Cariban Parukotoan Waiwai languages Waiwai; ; ;
Dialects	Katawian (Tunayana); Karahawyana;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	waw
Glottolog	waiw1244
ELP	Waiwai; Tunayana;

Waiwai /ˈwaɪwaɪ/^[2] (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana and Suriname.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop		t	tʃ		k
Nasal	m	n		ɲ
Fricative	ɸ	s	ʃ			h
Tap		ɺ	ɭ̥̆
Approximant	w			j

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i iː	ɨ ɨː	u uː
Mid	e eː		o oː
Low	a aː

/o/ can be heard as when following palatal consonants /tʃ, ʃ/.
/a/ can be heard as when preceded by sounds /j, tʃ/, and followed by sounds /w, m, s/.^[3]

References

^ Waiwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
^ Hawkins, Robert (1998). Wai Wai. Desmond Derbyshire and Geoffrey Pullum (eds.), Handbook of Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 4: Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 25–224.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

External links

Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Waiwai". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
Waiwai Collection of Niels Fock from the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America, containing audio recordings of ceremonial chants and photographs made in the 1950s.
Wai Wai (Intercontinental Dictionary Series)

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[e18-1] Waiwai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh

[3] Hawkins, Robert (1998). Wai Wai. Desmond Derbyshire and Geoffrey Pullum (eds.), Handbook of Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 4: Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 25–224.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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v t e Languages of Guyana
Official language	English
Indigenous languages	Akawaio Arawak Atorada Carib Macushi Mapidian Patamona Pemon Waiwai Wapishana Warao
Other languages	Caribbean Hindustani Guyanese Creole
Sign languages	Guyanese Sign Language South Rupununi Sign Language

v t e Languages of Suriname
Official language	Dutch
Regional languages	Aukan Caribbean Hindustani Chinese English Javanese Kwinti Saramaccan Sranan Tongo
Indigenous languages	Akurio Arawak Carib Mawayana Sikiana Trió Waiwai Warao Wayana