Bakairi language

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Bakairi
Bacairi
Kura
Native to Brazil
Region Mato Grosso
Native speakers
(950 cited 1999) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bkq
Glottolog baka1277
ELP Bakairi

Bakairi (Bacairi) is a Cariban language , spoken by the Bakairi people in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil .

Phonology [ edit ]

The consonant and vowel inventories for Eastern Bakairi are shown below. [2]

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ?
Fricative voiceless s ? h
voiced z ( ? )
Nasal m n ( ? )
Liquid rhotic ?
lateral l
Glide w j
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i ? u
Mid e ? o
Low a

Syntax [ edit ]

Baikari word order is either subject?object?verb or object?verb?subject . [3]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Bakairi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Meira 2005 .
  3. ^ "Bakairi" . Ethnologue . Retrieved 2019-02-07 .

References [ edit ]

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