Mapoyo language
Mapoyo is a Carib language spoken along the Suapure and Parguaza Rivers, Venezuela. The ethnic population of Mapoyo proper is about 365.
Phonology
Consonants
- /h/ can be heard as a palatal when preceding a voiceless plosive.
- /n/ can be heard as a velar when preceding a velar /k/.
- /β/ can be heard as a voiced stop , when after a voiceless plosive or glottal /ʔ/.
- /s/ can be heard with an allophone of when word-initially, or after a glottal /ʔ/.
- /j/ can be heard as a voiced fricative , when before a back vowel.