Abipón language
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| Abipón | |
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| Native to | Argentina |
| Ethnicity | Abipón people |
| Extinct | 19th century[1] |
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Guaicuruan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | axb |
| Glottolog | abip1241[2] |
Map with approximate distributions of languages in Patagonia at the time of the Spanish conquest. Source: W. Adelaar (2004): The Andean Languages, Cambridge University Press.
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The Abipón language was a native American language of the Guaicuruan group of the Guaycurú-Charruan[1] family that was at one time spoken in Argentina by the Abipón people. Its last speaker is thought to have died in the 19th century.[3]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar/Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
| Plosive/Affricate | p | t | tʃ | k | q | |
| Fricative | ɣ | ʁ | h | |||
| Liquid | w | r, l | j | w |
Vowels
| Front | Back/Central | |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | i | ɨ |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
Bibliography
Cited in the Catholic Encyclopedia[4]
- Hervas (1785), Origine, Formazione, Mecanismo, ed Armonia degli Idiomi (Cesena)
- Hervas (1787), Vocabulario poliglotto
- Hervas (1787), Saggio practico delle Lingue ...
- Adrian Balbi (1826), Atlas ethnographique du globe (Paris)
- Alcide d'Orbrigny (1839), L'Homme americain (Paris)
- Brinton, The American Race.
- UPSID
References
External links
- Michael, Lev, Tammy Stark, and Will Chang (compilers). 2012. Phonological inventory of Abipon. In the South American Phonological Inventory Database, version 1.1.3. Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource. Berkeley: University of California.
- Abipón basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
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