Zoʼé language

Zoʼé (Joʼé) is a Tupian language spoken by the indigenous Zoʼé people of Pará, Brazil. It is close to the Emerillon language.

Zoʼé is also known as Zoé, Buré, Poturu, Poturujara, and Tupí of Cunimapanema.

Phonology Zo’é has the following vowels and consonants as depicted in the tables below. Consonants + Consonant phonemesBilabialDental/AlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal plain pal. plain sib./pal. plain lab. plain pal. lab. plain pal.NasalStop/Affricate voiceless voicedFricative voiceless voicedSonorant

Vowels + Vowel and nasal phonemes Front Central Back Close Close-mid Open-mid Open

All oral vowel qualities have nasal vowel counterparts.

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