Tsafiki language

Tsafiki, also known as Tsachila or Colorado, is a Barbacoan language spoken in Ecuador by c. 2000 ethnic Tsáchila people.

Tsafiki
Colorado
RegionEcuador
EthnicityTsáchila
Native speakers
2,300 (2000)[1]
Barbacoan
  • Southern?
    • Tsafiki
Language codes
ISO 639-3cof
Glottologcolo1256
ELPTsafiki

Phonology

Consonants

BilabialDentalAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Stopvoicelessptkʔ
voicedbd
Affricatet͡s
Fricativeɸsh
Nasalmn
Laterall
Flapɹ ~ ɾ
Semivoweljw
  • /b, d/ are preglottalized [ˀb, ˀd] when occurring intervocalically.
  • /k/ can become voiced [ɡ] when intervocally after nasal sounds.
  • /ɹ/ is heard as [ɾ] when occurring word-initially, and when following a nasalized vowel, an allophone [n] occurs.
  • /s/ is heard as [ʃ] when preceding high vowels /i, u/ and after unaccented high vowels.
  • /t͡s/ is heard as [t͡ʃ] when preceding high vowels, but many speakers pronounce it as [t͡ʃ] in all environments.

Vowels

Tsafiki has five vowels Four vowels have nasalized forms.

FrontCentralBack
Highiu
Mideo
Lowa
FrontCentralBack
Highĩũ
Mid
Lowã
  • Unaccented vowels before voiceless stops are often devoiced [ḁ].[2]

References


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