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'''Chipaya''' is a native South American language of the [[Uru–Chipaya]] language family. The only other language in the grouping, [[Uru language|Uru]], is considered by some to be a divergent dialect of Chipaya. [[Ethnologue]] lists the language vitality as "vigorous," with 1200 speakers out of an ethnic population of around 1800. Chipaya has been influenced considerably by [[Aymara language|Aymara]], [[Quechua languages|Quechua]], and more recently, [[Spanish language|Spanish]], with a third of its vocabulary having been replaced by those languages. |
'''Chipaya''' is a native South American language of the [[Uru–Chipaya]] language family. The only other language in the grouping, [[Uru language|Uru]], is considered by some to be a divergent dialect of Chipaya. [[Ethnologue]] lists the language vitality as "vigorous," with 1200 speakers out of an ethnic population of around 1800. Chipaya has been influenced considerably by [[Aymara language|Aymara]], [[Quechua languages|Quechua]], and more recently, [[Spanish language|Spanish]], with a third of its vocabulary having been replaced by those languages. |
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The Chipayan language is spoken in the area south of [[Lake Titicaca]] along the [[Desaguadero River (Bolivia)|Desaguadero River]] in the mountains of [[Bolivia]] and mainly in the town of [[Chipaya]] located in the [[Sabaya Province]] of the Bolivian department of [[Oruro Department|Oruro]] north of [[Lago Coipasa|Coipasa Salt Flats]]. Native speakers generally refer to it as ''Puquina'' or ''Uchun Maa Taqu'' ("our mother language"), but is not the same as the extinct [[Puquina language]]. |
The Chipayan language is spoken in the area south of [[Lake Titicaca]] along the [[Desaguadero River (Bolivia)|Desaguadero River]] in the mountains of [[Bolivia]] and mainly in the town of [[Chipaya]] located in the [[Sabaya Province]] of the Bolivian department of [[Oruro Department|Oruro]] north of [[Lago Coipasa|Coipasa Salt Flats]]. Native speakers generally refer to it as ''Puquina'' or ''Uchun Maa Taqu'' ("our mother language"), but is not the same as the extinct [[Puquina language]]. Chipaya is an [[agglutinative language]], though it has features uncommon to most agglutinative languages, according to preliminary research by the organization [[DOBES]]. |
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==Phonology== |
==Phonology== |
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Revision as of 11:55, 30 November 2014
| Chipaya | |
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| Puquina | |
| Region | Bolivian Andes |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 1995)[1] |
Uru–Chipaya
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cap |
| Glottolog | chip1262 |
| ELP | Chipaya |
Chipaya is a native South American language of the Uru–Chipaya language family. The only other language in the grouping, Uru, is considered by some to be a divergent dialect of Chipaya. Ethnologue lists the language vitality as "vigorous," with 1200 speakers out of an ethnic population of around 1800. Chipaya has been influenced considerably by Aymara, Quechua, and more recently, Spanish, with a third of its vocabulary having been replaced by those languages.
The Chipayan language is spoken in the area south of Lake Titicaca along the Desaguadero River in the mountains of Bolivia and mainly in the town of Chipaya located in the Sabaya Province of the Bolivian department of Oruro north of Coipasa Salt Flats. Native speakers generally refer to it as Puquina or Uchun Maa Taqu ("our mother language"), but is not the same as the extinct Puquina language. Chipaya is an agglutinative language, though it has features uncommon to most agglutinative languages, according to preliminary research by the organization DOBES.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | labialized | plain | labialized | ||||||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ň /ɲ/ | ŋ /ŋ/ | |||||
| Plosive | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | č /c/ | k /k/ | kʷ /kʷ/ | q /q/ | ||
| ejective | p' /pʼ/ | t' /tʼ/ | č' /cʼ/ | k' /kʼ/ | q' /qʼ/ | ||||
| Affricate | plain | ¢ /ts/ | ch /tʃ/ | ||||||
| ejective | ¢' /tsʼ/ | ch' /tʃʼ/ | |||||||
| Fricative | s /s/ | sh /ʃ/ | š /ç/ | h /x/ | hʷ /xʷ/ | x /χ/ | xʷ /χʷ/ | ||
| Approximant | l /l/ | lʲ /lʲ/ | y /j/ | w /enwiki/w/ | |||||
Consonant clusters
Multiple possibilities are separated by slashes, and optional elements are enclosed in parentheses.
Possible syllable onsets are:
- (s/š) + p + (h)
- (s/š/sh) + k/q + (h/hʷ/x/xʷ)
- s/š + p/k/kʷ/q/qʷ/h/hʷ/m/n
- t + h/hʷ/x/xʷ
- ¢/č/ch/l + h
Possible syllable codas are:
- h/x + p/t/k/q/l/lʲ/r + (t)
- hʷ/xʷ + k/q + (t)
- Consonant + t
Vowels
- Vowels have continental values for a, [a], e [e], i [i], o, [o], and u [u]. Each vowel can be short, e.g., a [a], or long, e.g., a• [aː].
References
- ^ Chipaya at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
