Deni language

Deni
Native toBrazil
RegionAmazonas
Native speakers
740 (2006)
Arauan
  • Madihá
    • Deni
Language codes
ISO 639-3dny
Glottologdeni1241
ELPDení

Deni (also Dení, Dani) is an Arawan language spoken in Brazil. Deni is very similar to the other languages of the Arawan language family, but is especially similar to the Jamamadi language.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Back
High i u
Low ɛ a

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive voiceless p t k (ʔ)
aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ
voiced b d
Affricate voiceless t͡s
aspirated t͡sʰ
voiced d͡z
Fricative v h
Approximant (l)
Tap ɾ

References

  1. ↑ Deni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 de Carvalho, Mateus Cruz Maciel (2017). Estudo morfossintático da língua Deni (Arawá). Araraquara: Universidade Estadual Paulista.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)