瓦奥语,通常被称为 Sabela (别称还有:Wao,Huao,Auishiri,Aushiri,Ssabela ; 自称: Wao Terero贬称Auka,Auca)是生活在厄瓜多尔亚马逊雨林的Napo河与Curaray河之间的原住民瓦奥人使用的语言。该语言是一门孤立语言。在秘鲁,有一小群说瓦奥语的未接触部落

瓦奥语
Sabela/Huaorani / Waorani
Wao Terero
母语国家和地区厄瓜多尔秘鲁
区域Oriente or Ecuadorian Amazon
族群1,800 Huaorani people (2012)<ref name=e18>
母语使用人数
1,700 (2004)[1]
语系
官方地位
作为官方语言厄瓜多尔: 原住民领地官方语言
语言代码
ISO 639-3auc
ELPWaorani

音系

瓦奥语区分鼻元音和口元音。音节结构为(C)V,元音丛比较密集。

p t k
b d~ɾ ɟ~j ɡ
m n ɲ ŋ
w
非前
i ĩ
e ɵ~o~ɤ ɵ̃~õ~ɤ̃
æ æ̃ a a

方言

瓦奥语有三个方言: Tiguacuna(Tiwakuna)方言、Tuei(Tiwi Tuei, Tiwi)方言,Shiripuno方言。

系属关系

Sabela何任何已知语言都没有系属关系。 但是, Terrence Kaufman认为它属于 Yawan 语族。

参考文献

  1. ^ 瓦奥语于《民族语》的链接(第18版,2015年)

外部链接

相关文献

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