Jumaytepeque is an extinct Xincan language of Guatemala that was spoken in the region of Jumaytepeque. It was discovered by Lyle Campbell in the 1970s.

Phonology

Consonants

Jumaytepeque consonants[2][3]
Labial Alveolar Post-

alveolar

Retroflex Velar Glottal
plain sibilant
Stop/

Affricate

plain p t t͡ʃ k ʔ
ejective pʼ tʼ t͡sʼ t͡ʃʼ kʼ
voiced b d (ɡ)
Fricative ɬ s ʂ h
Nasal plain m n
glottalized mʼ nʼ
Approximant plain l j w
glottalized lʼ jʼ wʼ
Trill plain r
glottalized rʼ

Vowels

The Xincan languages all have 6 vowels.[4][5]

Front Central Back
Close i iː ɨ ɨː u uː
Close-mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

References

  1. ^ Campbell 1997:166
  2. ^ Frauke, Sachse; Letteren, Faculteit der. "Reconstructive description of eighteenth-century Xinka grammar". openaccess.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. ^ Rogers, Christopher (2010). A comparative grammar of Xinkan. University of Utah.
  4. ^ Frauke, Sachse; Letteren, Faculteit der. "Reconstructive description of eighteenth-century Xinka grammar". openaccess.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  5. ^ Rogers, Christopher (2010). A comparative grammar of Xinkan. University of Utah.
  • Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumaytepeque_language
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