Yupiltepeque language

Yupiltepeque
Native toGuatemala
RegionYupiltepeque
EthnicityXinca people
Extinctby 1920[1]
Xincan
  • Yupiltepeque
Language codes
ISO 639-3(covered by Xinca xin)
qco Yupiltepegue
Glottologxinc1243

Yupiltepeque is an extinct Xincan language of Guatemala, from the region of Yupiltepeque.

Phonology

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Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i iː ɨ ɨː u uː
Close-mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Post-

alveolar

Velar Glottal
plain sibilant
Stop p t k
Affricate plain t͡ʃ
ejective t͡sʼ
Fricative ɬ s ʃ h
Nasal plain m n
glottalized
Approximant l j w
Trill r

References

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  1. ^ Campbell 1997:166
  2. ^ Frauke, Sachse; Letteren, Faculteit der. "Reconstructive description of eighteenth-century Xinka grammar". openaccess.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  3. ^ Rogers, Christopher (2010). A comparative grammar of Xinkan. University of Utah.
  4. ^ Frauke, Sachse; Letteren, Faculteit der. "Reconstructive description of eighteenth-century Xinka grammar". openaccess.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  5. ^ Rogers, Christopher (2010). A comparative grammar of Xinkan. University of Utah.

Sources

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  • Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.