Nüpode Huitoto language

Nüpode Huitoto or Nɨpode is an indigenous American language spoken in western South America. It has occasionally been referred to as Muinane Witoto, not to be confused with the Muinane language.

Nüpode Huitoto
Nɨpóde
Native to	Peru, Colombia
Ethnicity	Witoto people
Native speakers	250 (2017)
Language family	Witotoan Witoto Nüpode Huitoto
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hux
Glottolog	nupo1240
ELP	Nipode
Nüpode Huitoto

Classification

Nüpode Huitoto belongs to the Witotoan language family. Along with Mɨnɨca and Murai, it is one of the three Witoto Proper languages.

Geographic distribution

Nüpode Huitoto is spoken by just 100 people in Peru's northeastern Loreto province, where it has official standing. Speakers also use the other two Huitoto languages (Murui and Minica). It is written using the Roman alphabet and has had some Bible portions translated into it. In addition, a dictionary and grammar have been written.

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Postalveolar/ Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive	p b	t d	tʃ dʒ	k ɡ	ʔ
Implosive	ɓ	ɗ
Fricative	β				h
Flap		r

Vowels

Muinane vowel phonemes

	Front	Central	Back
High	i	ɨ	u
Low	e	a	o

References

• Aschmann, Richard P. (1993). Proto-Witotoan. Arlington, TX: SIL International. ISBN 0-88312-189-1.