Chami language explained

Chami
Nativename:Chamí Emberá
States:Colombia
Date:2001–2014
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Chocoan
Fam2:Emberá
Fam3:Southern
Lc1:cmi
Ld1:Chami
Lc2:tdc
Ld2:Tadó
Glotto:uppe1440
Glottorefname:Upper San Juan [Embera]
Map:Emberá chamí.png

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

Phonology

Consonants

BilabialAlveolarPalatalVelar
Stopplainpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
voicedpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
implosivepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Fricativepronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Affricatepronounced as /ink/
Nasalpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Liquidtrillpronounced as /ink/
tappronounced as /ink/
Approximantpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Highpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Midpronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
pronounced as /ink/ pronounced as /ink/
Lowpronounced as /ink/
pronounced as /ink/
[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Licht, Daniel A. Karta ẽbẽra beɗea ɓɯ kawabiy ita / Manual de enseñanza y escritura ẽbẽra-chamí. Vélez. Rubén G. Carupia. Marcario P. 2013.