Muinane is an indigenous American language spoken in Colombia.

Classification

Muinane belongs to the Boran language family, along with Bora.

Geographic distribution

Muinane is spoken by 150 people in Colombia along the Upper Cahuinarí river in the Department of Amazonas. There may be some speakers in Peru.

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Tone

There are two tones in Muinane: high and low.

Grammar

Word order in Muinane is generally SOV. Case marking is nominative–accusative.

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Muinane. ! English !! Muinane ! one ! two ! head ! eye ! tooth ! man ! water ! fire ! sun ! maize ! jaguar

Writing System

Muinane is written using a Latin alphabet. A chart of symbols with the sounds they represent is as follows:

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