Ocaina | |
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Xáfahxajoh | |
Native to | Peru, Colombia |
Native speakers | 55 (2000–2012) [1] |
Bora–Huitoto
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
oca |
Glottolog |
ocai1244 |
ELP | Ocaina |
Ocaina is an indigenous American language spoken in western South America.
Ocaina belongs to the Witotoan language family. It is its own group within the Huitoto-Ocaina sub-family.
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]
There are two dialects of Ocaina: Dukaiya and Ibo'tsa.
Bilabial | Alveolar |
Postalveolar/ Palatal |
Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | lenis | m | n | ɲ | ||
fortis | mː | nː | ɲː | |||
Plosive | p b | t r | tʲ dʲ | k ɡ | ʔ | |
Affricate | ts dz | tʃ dʒ | ||||
Fricative | ɸ β | s | ʃ ʒ | x | h |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i, ĩ | ɨ, ɨ̃ | |
Low | e | a, ã | o, õ |
Syllables in Ocaina may be marked with one of two tones: high or low.
Syllables in Ocaina consist of a vowel; single consonants may appear on either side of the vowel: (C)V(C).
Ocaina is written using a Latin alphabet. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent is as follows:
Latin | IPA |
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a | / a/ |
b | / b/ |
c | / k/ - / ts/ |
ch | / tʃ/ |
ds | / dz/ |
dy | / dʲ/ |
e | / e/ |
f | / ɸ/ |
g(u) | / ɡ/ - / h/ |
h | / ʔ/ |
i | / i/ |
j | / h/ |
k | / k/ |
ll | / dʒ/ |
m | / m/ |
m̈ | / mː/ |
n | / n/ |
n̈ | / nː/ |
ñ | / ɲ/ |
ñ̈ | / ɲː/ |
o | / o/ |
p | / p/ |
qu | / k/ |
r | / r/ |
s | / s/ |
sh | / ʃ/ |
t | / t/ |
z | / ts/ |
ty | / tʲ/ |
u | / ɨ/ |
v | / β/ |
x | / x/ |
y | / ʒ/ |