Barí language should not be confused with Bari language.
| Barí | |
| Nativename: | Barí ara |
| States: | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Ethnicity: | Motilon people |
| Speakers: | 5,000 |
| Date: | 2007–2008 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Chibchan |
| Fam2: | Chibcha–Motilon |
| Iso3: | mot |
| Glotto: | bari1297 |
| Glottorefname: | Barí |
| Also Known As: | Barira, Cunausaya, Dobocubi, Motilón, Motilone |
| Region: | Norte de Santander Department, Serranía de los Motilones, Upper Catatumbo and Oro River region, Reserva Indígena Motilón-Barí and Resguardo Indígena Gabarra-Catalaura; also in Cesar Department, Chimichagua, La Gloria, and Pailitas municipalities |
| Map: | Barí.png |
Barí is a Chibchan language spoken in Northwestern South America by the Barí (Motilon).
| Barí | Spanish | English | |
| intok | uno | one | |
| insami | dos | two | |
| tẽtahko | tres | three | |
| dary | hombre | man | |
| biory | mujer | woman | |
| ruraba | perro | dog | |
| ña | sol | sun | |
| chibai | luna | moon | |
| xima | agua | water | |
| ixtan | tierra | earth | |
| bowara | montaña | mountain | |
| kona | rocío | dew |
Barí has six vowels: /i, e, a, ɨ, o, u/. All vowels have nasalized forms as /ĩ, ẽ, ã, ɨ̃, õ, ũ/.[1]
| Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Nasal | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||
| Trill | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||