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Yuqui language

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Yuqui
Yuki
Native toBolivia
RegionCochabamba
EthnicityYuqui
Native speakers
120 (2004)[1]
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3yuq
Glottologyuqu1240
ELPYuki

Yuqui (Yuki) is a Guarayú language of the Tupí-Guaraní language family spoken in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia by the Yuqui.[2]

Phonology

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Consonants

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Bilabial Alveodental Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab. pal.
Plosive voiceless p t k ⟨kw⟩ ⟨ky⟩ ʔ
voiced b d g ⟨gw⟩
Fricative voiceless s
voiced j ⟨y⟩ x ⟨xw⟩ ⟨xy⟩
Affricate t͡ʃ ⟨č⟩
Vibrant r
Nasal m n ɲ

Orthography

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It is written in the Latin script. The Bible was partially translated into Yuqui in 2000.

References

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  1. ^ Yuqui at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Villafañe, L. (2004). Gramática Yuki lengua Tupi-Guarani de Bolivia (PDF) (Thesis) (in Spanish). Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen.