1. Family: Cariban
  2. Genus: Cariban

Yukpa

WALS coordinates: 10° 10′ N, 72° 45′ W

spoken in Colombia, Venezuela

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Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Yukpa
Routledge:
  • Yukpa-Japería
Other:
  • Motilone (Northern),
  • Motilón (Northern),
  • Motilone (Carib)
ISO 639-3:

Features

ID Feature Value Area References  
9A The Velar Nasal No velar nasal Phonology
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10A Vowel Nasalization Contrast present Phonology
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129A Hand and Arm Identical Lexicon
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examples
130A Finger and Hand Identical Lexicon
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130B Cultural Categories of Languages with Identity of 'Finger' and 'Hand' Farmer-foragers Lexicon
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