Barí language
| Barí | |
|---|---|
| Barira, Cunausaya, Dobocubi, Motilón, Motilone | |
| Barí ara | |
| Native to | Motilon people |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2007–2008)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mot |
| Glottolog | bari1297 |
| ELP | Barí |
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Barí is a
Motilon
).
| Barí | Spanish
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English
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| 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 |
Phonology
Barí has six vowels: /i, e, a, ɨ, o, u/. All vowels have nasalized forms as /ĩ, ẽ, ã, ɨ̃, õ, ũ/.[2]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | t
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k | |||
| voiced | b | d
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| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n
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ɲ | |||
| Trill | r
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References
- ^ Barí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Mogollón-Pérez, María Cristina (2000). Fonología de la lengua barí. In González de Pérez, María Stella and Rodríguez de Montes, María Luisa (eds.), Lenguas indígenas de Colombia: una visión descriptiva: Santafé de Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo. pp. 719–727.
- Bruce Olson. Bruchko. Charisma House, 1977.
External links
- Bari language and the Bari indian tribe at native-languages.org
- Barí (Intercontinental Dictionary Series)
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