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| Waurá | |
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| Wauja | |
| Pronunciation | [waˈuʐa], [waˈuʂa] |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso |
| Ethnicity | Wauja |
Native speakers | 320 (2006) |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wau |
| Glottolog | waur1244 |
| ELP | Waurá |
Waurá (Wauja) is an Arawakan language spoken in the Xingu Indigenous Park of Brazil by the Waujá people. It is "partially intelligible" with Mehináku. The entire population speaks the language.
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | t | k | ɢ | (ʔ) | ||
| Affricate | ts | tʃ | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Fricative | s | ʐ | h | ||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Approximant | w | l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː ĩ | ɨ ɨː ɨ̃ | u uː ũ |
| Mid | e eː ẽ | ||
| Low | a aː ã |