Wariapano language

Wariapano (Huariapano), also known as Pano, Panavarro, and Pánobo, is a nearly extinct Panoan language of Peru. The last known speaker of the Pano dialect died in the spring of 1991.^[2]

Wariapano
Pano
Native to	Peru
Native speakers	moribund (2013)[1] extinct 1991 (Pano)
Language family	Panoan Mainline Panoan Nawa Chama Wariapano
Dialects	Shetebo Piskino Pano †
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pno
Glottolog	pano1255

There are three attested dialects: Shetebo and Piskino, which are no longer in daily use, and Pano itself, which is extinct.^[3]

Phonology

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Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Alveopalatal	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive		p	t				k
Affricate			ts	tʃ
Fricative	voiceless		s	ʃ	ʂ			h
	voiced	β
Nasal		m	n
Flap			ɾ
Approximant		w				j

/β/ fluctuates between a stop and a fricative. /h/ is only distinctive word-initially.

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		ɯ
Mid			o
Open		a

Sample text

Neno ebi iki; nato nojkon papa yosibonin mananti manax. Jara ebi nijawetianbi bismanojkoyai kai. Mawaxon pairira ebi bismanojkonox iki. Nojkon tita manan, nojkon papaboni manan. Ebira nijawetianbi bismanojkoyamai

— Arquímedes Sinuiri Nunta