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

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop	plain	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
	voiced	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
	implosive	pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Fricative			pronounced as /ink/		(pronounced as /ink/)	pronounced as /ink/
Affricate				pronounced as /ink/
Nasal		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Liquid	trill		pronounced as /ink/
	tap		pronounced as /ink/
Approximant		pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/

/h/ may also be heard as [x] in free variation.

Vowels

		Front	Central	Back
High		pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
		pronounced as /ink/		pronounced as /ink/	pronounced as /ink/
Mid		pronounced as /ink/			pronounced as /ink/
		pronounced as /ink/			pronounced as /ink/
Low			pronounced as /ink/
			pronounced as /ink/

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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.
2. Book: Gralow, Frances L. . Fonología del chamí . 1976 . In Sistemas fonológicos de idiomas colombianos 3 . 29-42.