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(Redirected from Mawe language) Tupian language spoken in Brazil
Mawé
Sataré
Native toBrazil
EthnicityMawé people
Native speakers9,200 (2008)
Language familyTupian
  • Mawé
Language codes
ISO 639-3mav
Glottologsate1243
ELPMawé

The Mawé language of Brazil, also known as Sateré (Mabue, Maragua, Andira, Arapium), is one of the Tupian languages. It is spoken by 7,000 people, many of them monolingual.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t k ʔ
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative s h
Tap ɾ
Approximant w j

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i ĩ iː ɨ ɨː u ũ uː
Mid e ẽ eː o
Low a ã aː

References

  1. Mawé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. da Silva, Raynice Pereira (2006). Estudo fonológico da língua sateré-mawé.

External links

  • Example of publications in Sataré-Mawé
Tupian languages
Arikem
Tupari
Mondé
Puruborá
Ramarama
Yuruna
Munduruku
Maweti–Guarani
Aweti–Guarani
Tupi–Guarani
Guarani (I)
Guarayu (II)
Tupi (III)
Tenetehara (IV)
Xingu (V)
Kawahíb (VI)
Kamayurá (VII)
Northern (VIII)
Proto-languages
Italics indicate extinct languages


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