Korubo language

Korubo is a nearly extinct Panoan language spoken by the Korubo people of Brazil. There are two dialects, Korubo itself and moribund Chankueshbo (Fleck 2013).

Korubo
Cacetero
Native toBrazil
Ethnicity250 Korubo (2000)[1]
Native speakers
26 (2007)[1]
Panoan
  • Mayoruna
    • Mayo
      • Korubo
Language codes
ISO 639-3xor
Glottologkoru1247
ELPKorubo

Phonology

Korubo has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/.[2]

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
plain lateral plain labialized
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k
Affricate t͡s t͡ʃ
Fricative β s ɬ ʃ
Semivowel j w

References

  1. Korubo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "SAPhon – South American Phonological Inventories". linguistics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-10.


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