Wayampi language

Wayãpi or Wayampi (Waiãpi, Guayapi, Oiampí) is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Wayãpi people. It is spoken in French Guiana and Brazil.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

In closed syllables, /e, o/ are heard as [ɛ, ɔ].

Orthography

Wayãpi is spelt phonetically based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and not according the French orthography. The spelling uses the letter ɨ for the close central unrounded vowel between i and u. E is always pronounced é, vowels with a tilde are always nasal (ã, , ĩ, õ, ũ), ö is like the German O umlaut, and b is pronounced mb. All letters are pronounced.

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