Machinere language

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Machinere
Native to Bolivia, Brazil, Peru
Ethnicity967 Machinere (2012) [1]
Native speakers
(undated figure of 953) [2]
Arawakan
  • Southern
Latin
Official status
Official language in
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mpd
Glottolog mach1268
ELP Maxineri

The Machinere language is an Arawakan language spoken by over 1,000 of the Machinere people. It is a Piro language and part of the Southern Maipuran language family. The language is highly similar to the Yine language. [3] It is one of the official languages of Bolivia. [4]

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Phonology

[5]
LabialAlveolarPostalveolarDorsal
Plosive p t k
Affricate t͡s t͡ʃ c͡ç
Fricative s ʃ x
Sonant w r j
Nasal m n
[6]
FrontCentralBack
Close i ɨ o
Open e a

Orthography

It is written in the Latin script. The Bible was translated in Machinere in 1960. [7]

References

  1. Crevels, Mily (2012-01-13), Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (eds.), "Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking" , The Indigenous Languages of South America, DE GRUYTER, pp. 167–234, doi:10.1515/9783110258035.167, ISBN   978-3-11-025513-3 , retrieved 2025-02-22
  2. Machinere at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  3. "Manchineri - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  4. "Justia Bolivia :: Nueva Constitución Política Del Estado > PRIMERA PARTE > TÍTULO I > CAPÍTULO PRIMERO :: Ley de Bolivia". bolivia.justia.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  5. Silva 2013, p. 12.
  6. Silva 2013, p. 19.
  7. Ethnologue: Languages of the World (unknown ed.). SIL International.[ This citation is dated, and should be substituted with a specific edition of Ethnologue ]