Koreguaje language

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Korebaju, Coreguaje
Ko'reuaju
Native to Colombia
Native speakers
2,100 (2008) [1]
Tucanoan
  • Korebaju, Coreguaje
Language codes
ISO 639-3 coe
Glottolog kore1283
ELP Coreguaje
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Korebaju, Coreguaje (Korewaje, Ko'reuaju) is a Tucanoan language of Colombia.

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The language was spoken in the film Out of the Dark .

Phonology

Vowels

Koreguaje has 6 vowels. All vowels have nasalized forms:

Front Central Back
Close i ĩɨ ɨ̃u ũ
Mid e ẽo õ
Open a ã

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab. plain lab. plain lab.
Plosive plain p t k ʔ
aspirated tʰʷkʰʷ
Affricate dʒʷ
Nasal voiceless ɲ̥
voiced m n ɲ
Fricative voiceless ʍ s h
voiced w
Flap ɾ ɾʷ

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References

  1. Korebaju, Coreguaje at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Cook, Dorothy M.; Criswell, Linda L. (1993). El idioma koreguaje (Tucano Occidental). Bogotá: Santafé de Bogotá: Asociación Instituto Lingüístico de Verano.