Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau dialect

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau (Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau: Jupaú) is one of the nine varieties of the Kagwahiva language, a Tupi–Guarani language, Subgroup VI.^[1] The name is also spelled Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Eru-Eu-Wau-Wau and Ureuwawau, and is sometimes known simply as Kagwahiva.^[2]

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Eru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Ureuwawau
Jupaú
Native to	Brazil
Region	Rondônia
Ethnicity	152 Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau (2023)
Native speakers	183 (2006)
Language family	Tupian Tupí–Guaraní Kawahib Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
Language codes
ISO 639-3	urz
Glottolog	urue1240
ELP	Uruewawau

Phonology

Consonants

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau consonants^[3]

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar		Glottal
					plain	labial
Stop/Affricate	p	t	t͡ʃ		k	kʷ	ʔ
Fricative	β						h
Nasal	m	n		ɲ	ŋ	ŋʷ
Tap/flap		ɾ

• /ɲ/ can be heard as [j] when in unstressed positions.
• /β/ can also be heard as [w].

Vowels

Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i ĩ	ɨ ɨ̃	u ũ
Mid	e ẽ		o õ
Low		a ã

• /a, ã/ are heard as [ə, ə̃] in unstressed syllables.