The Abipón language was a native American language of the Guaicuruan group of the Guaycurú-Charruan[1] family that was at one time spoken in Argentina by the Abipón people. Its last speaker is thought to have died in the 19th century.[2]
| Abipón | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Argentina |
| Ethnicity | Abipón people |
| Extinct | 19th century[1] |
Guaicuruan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | axb |
axb.html | |
| Glottolog | abip1241 |
 Map with approximate distributions of languages in Patagonia at the time of the Spanish conquest. Source: W. Adelaar (2004): The Andean Languages, Cambridge University Press. | |
Phonology edit
Consonants edit
| Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n̪ | ɲ | |||
| Plosive/Affricate | p | t̪ | tʃ | k | q | |
| Fricative | ɣ | ʁ | h | |||
| Liquid | w | r, l | j | w |
Vowels edit
| Front | Back/Central | |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | i | ɨ |
| Mid | e̞ | o̞ |
| Open | a | |
Bibliography edit
Cited in the Catholic Encyclopedia[3]
- Hervas (1785), Origine, Formazione, Mecanismo, ed Armonia degli Idiomi (Cesena)
- Hervas (1787), Vocabulario poliglotto
- Hervas (1787), Saggio practico delle Lingue ...
- Adrian Balbi (1826), Atlas ethnographique du globe (Paris)
- Alcide d'Orbigny (1839), L'Homme americain (Paris)
- Daniel Brinton, The American Race.
- UPSID
References edit
- ^ a b Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abingdon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, IL: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ^ John Mackenzie (ed.), Peoples, Nations and Cultures.
- ^ Adolph Francis Bandelier (1907), Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Abipones Accessed on 2009-08-08.
External links edit
- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Abipon". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
- Abipón basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
- World Atlas of Language Structures information on Abipón
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