Bauré is an endangered Arawakan language spoken by only 40 of the thousand Baure people of the Beni Department of northwest of Magdalena, Bolivia. Some Bible portions have been translated into Bauré. Most speakers have been shifting to Spanish.
| Bauré | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | Beni Department |
| Ethnicity | 980 (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 40 (2007)[1] |
Arawakan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | brg |
| Glottolog | baur1253 |
| ELP | Baure |
OrthographyEdit
VowelsEdit
- a - [a]
- e - [ɛ/e]
- i - [i/ɪ]
- o - [o/ɔ/u]
ConsonantsEdit
- ch/č/z - [t͡ʃ[, [d͡ʒ] after n
- h/j - [h]
- k/c/qu/g - [k], [g] after n
- m - [m]
- n - [n]
- p/b - [p], [b] after m
- r/l - [r/l]
- s - [s]
- sh/š/x - [ʃ]
- t/d - [t[, [d] after n
- v/b - [β/b]
- w/hu/u - [w]
- y - [j]
- '/h - [ʔ]
GrammarEdit
Baure has an active–stative syntax.[3]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Bauré at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ "Baure language, alphabet, and pronunciation". Omniglot. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Aikhenvald, "Arawak", in Dixon & Aikhenvald, eds., The Amazonian Languages, 1999.
External linksEdit
- Lenguas de Bolivia (online edition)
- Documentation of Endangered Languages: Baure