Mawé language
| Mawé | |
|---|---|
| Sataré | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Mawé people |
Native speakers |
9,200 (2008) |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mav |
| Glottolog | sate1243 |
| ELP | Mawé |
The Mawé language of Brazil, also known as Sateré (Mabue, Maragua, Andira, Arapium), is one of the Tupian languages. It is spoken by 7,000 people, many of them monolingual.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i ĩ iː | ɨ ɨː | u ũ uː |
| Mid | e ẽ eː | o | |
| Low | a ã aː |