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Plosive
 p b         *t               k ɡ    
 
 
 
 
 ʔ
 
Nasal
                                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
                                             h  
Sibilant fricatives
             *s                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                                                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Piraha
UPSID number: 6802
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: S. American, Paezan
The languages has 11 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [p] [b] [*t] [k] [ɡ] [ʔ] [*s] [i] [o̞] [ä] [h]
Comments:

Sources:

Everett, D.L. 1982. Phonetic rarities in Piraha. Journal
of the International Phonetic Association 12/2: 94-96.

Rodrigues, A.D. 1980. Contribuicoes das linguas
Brasileiras para a fonetica e a fonologia. XII Reuniao
Brasileira de Antropologia, Rio de Janeiro.

Sheldon, S.N. 1974. Some morphophonemic and tone
perturbation rules in Mura-Piraha~. International Journal
of American Linguistics 40: 279-82.