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Itene language

Chapacuran language of Bolivia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Itene (Moré) is a Chapacuran language of Bolivia. Itoreauhip is a dialect.

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Phonology

Consonants

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  • All plosive sounds are heard as unreleased [C̚] when in word-final position.
  • /p/ is heard as [ɸ] in initial position before /u/.
  • /t/ can be heard as a tap [ɾ] when in intervocalic positions.
  • /k/ is heard as palatal [c] when following /i/, and as [cᶜ̧] when preceding /i/ in initial position.
  • /k/ and /ˀ͡ᵏk/ are heard as [kˣ] and [ˀ͡ᵏkˣ] when in initial position in free variation.
  • /tʲ̥/ and /ˀ͡ᵗʲtʲ̥/ are heard as post-fricativized [t̠ᶴ] and [ˀ͡ᵗt̠ᶴ] when in initial positions.
  • /ʒ̟/ is heard as a lateral [ɮ] in word-final position.
  • /w/ is heard as [β] when after /ɛ/.[2]

Vowels

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References

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