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] However, mutual intelligibility is low between the two groups.[4] It is one of the official languages of Bolivia.[5]
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k | |
| Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | c͡ç | |
| Fricative | s | ʃ | x | |
| Sonant | w | r | j | |
| Nasal | m | n |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | o |
| Open | e | a |
Orthography
It is written in the Latin script. The Bible was translated in Machinere in 1960.[8]
References
- ↑ Crevels, Mily (2012-01-13), "Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking", in Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (eds.), 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
- ↑ Machinere at Ethnologue (24th ed., 2021)
- ↑ "Manchineri - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ↑ Matteson, Esther (1965). The Piro (Arawakan) Language. University of California Publications in Linguistics. Vol. 42. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
- ↑ "Justia Bolivia :: Nueva Constitución Política Del Estado > PRIMERA PARTE > TÍTULO I > CAPÍTULO PRIMERO :: Ley de Bolivia". bolivia.justia.com. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ↑ Silva 2013, p. 12.
- ↑ Silva 2013, p. 19.
- ↑ Ethnologue: Languages of the World (unknown ed.). SIL International.[This citation is dated, and should be substituted with a specific edition of Ethnologue]
- Silva, Edineide (2013-01-01). Aspectos gramaticais da língua indígena Manxinéri (Aruák) (Thesis).