Chami language

Chamí Emberá a.k.a. Chami is an Embera language of Colombia.

Chami
Chamí Emberá
Native toColombia
Native speakers
7,800 (2001–2014)[1]
Chocoan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
cmi – Chami
tdc – Tadó
Glottologuppe1440
ELPSouthern Emberá[2]

Phonology

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Stop plain p t k
voiced b d
implosive ɓ ɗ
Fricative s x
Affricate t͡ʃ
Nasal m n
Liquid trill r
tap ɾ
Approximant w j

Vowels
Front Central Back
High i ĩ ɯ ɯ̃ u ũ
Mid e ẽ o õ
Low a ã

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Notes
  1. Chami at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Tadó at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Southern Emberá.
  3. Licht, Daniel A; Vélez, Rubén G; Carupia, Marcario P (2013). Karta ẽbẽra beɗea ɓɯ kawabiy ita / Manual de enseñanza y escritura ẽbẽra-chamí.


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