Mapoyo language

Mapoyo
Mapoyo
Native to	Venezuela
Region	Suapure River
Ethnicity	520 Mapoyo & Yabarana (2007)
Native speakers	3? (2014)
Language family	Carib Venezuelan Carib Mapoyo–Tamanaku Mapoyo-Yabarana Mapoyo; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mcg
Glottolog	mapo1246
ELP	Mapoyo; Yawarana;
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Mapoyo is a Carib language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza Rivers, Venezuela. The ethnic population of Mapoyo proper is about 365.

Phonology

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop	p	t		k	ʔ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ
Fricative	β	s			h
Rhotic		ɾ
Approximant	w		j

/h/ can be heard as a palatal [ç] when preceding a voiceless plosive.
/n/ can be heard as a velar [ŋ] when preceding a velar /k/.
/β/ can be heard as a voiced stop [b], when after a voiceless plosive or glottal /ʔ/.
/s/ can be heard with an allophone of [ts] when word-initially, or after a glottal /ʔ/.
/j/ can be heard as a voiced fricative [ʝ], when before a back vowel.

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^ "Context 30317: Mapoyo (Source: Personal communication about Mapoyo, Yawarana, Pémono, and Tamanaku) | Endangered Languages Project". www.endangeredlanguages.com. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
^ Medina, Francia (1997). Introducción a la Fonética y a la Fonología Mapoyo (Caribe). Caracas: Universidad Central de Venezuela.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)