Jebero language

Not to be confused with Jibaro languages.
Jebero
Shiwilu
Native to Peru
Native speakers
2,500 (2006)[1]
Cahuapanan
  • Jebero
Language codes
ISO 639-3 jeb
Glottolog jebe1250[2]

Jebero (Chebero, Xebero, Xihuila) is an indigenous American language spoken by the Jebero people of Peru. It is spoken by only a small number of older adults and belongs to the Cahuapanan family together with Chayahuita.

Phonology

Vowels

Monophthong phonemes[3]
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɘ
Open a

Consonants

Consonant phonemes[4]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t k ʔ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ (h)
Trill plain r
glottalized ˀr
Approximant central w ð j
lateral l ʎ

References

  1. Jebero at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Jebero". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Valenzuela & Gussenhoven (2013), p. 101.
  4. 1 2 3 Valenzuela & Gussenhoven (2013), p. 98.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Valenzuela & Gussenhoven (2013), p. 100.

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