Ocaina language

Bora–Huitoto language spoken in South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ocaina language

Ocaina is an indigenous American language spoken in western South America.

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Ocaina
Xáfahxajoh
Pronunciation[ˈxaɸaʔxahoʔ]
Native toPeru, Colombia
EthnicityOcaina
Native speakers
(55 cited 2000–2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3oca
Glottologocai1244
ELPOcaina
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Classification

Ocaina belongs to the Witotoan language family. It is its own group within the Huitoto-Ocaina sub-family.

Geographic distribution

Ocaina is spoken by 54 people in northeastern Peru and by 12 more in the Amazonas region of Colombia. Few children speak the language.[citation needed]

Dialects

There are two dialects of Ocaina: Dukaiya and Ibo'tsa.

Phonology

Consonants

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Vowels

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Ocaina vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
High i, ĩ ɨ, ɨ̃
Low e a, ã o, õ
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Tone

Syllables in Ocaina may be marked with one of two tones: high or low.

Syllables

Syllables in Ocaina consist of a vowel; single consonants may appear on either side of the vowel: (C)V(C).

Writing system

Ocaina is written using a Latin alphabet. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent is as follows:[3]

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LatinIPA
a/a/
b/b/
c/k/ - /ts/
ch//
ds/dz/
dy//
e/e/
f/ɸ/
g(u)/ɡ/ - /h/
h/ʔ/
i/i/
j/h/
k/k/
ll//
m/m/
//
n/n/
//
ñ/ɲ/
ñ̈/ɲː/
o/o/
p/p/
qu/k/
r/r/
s/s/
sh/ʃ/
t/t/
z/ts/
ty//
u/ɨ/
v/β/
x/x/
y/ʒ/
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  • Because the Ocaina alphabet is based on Spanish, c is used to indicate /k/ before a, o, and u, qu is used before e and i, and k is used in loan words, such as kerosene "kerosene".
  • Nasalization is indicated by inserting n after a vowel. Compare: tya tyója [tʲa tʲóha] "hang it" vs. tya tyonjan [tʲa tʲṍhã] "clean it".
  • High tone is indicated with the acute accent: á, é, í, ó, ú.

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