Minica Huitoto language
Minica Huitoto is one of three indigenous American Huitoto languages of the Witotoan family spoken by a few thousand speakers in western South America.
It is spoken in the Upper Igara-Paraná river area, along the Caquetá River at the Isla de los Monos, and the Caguán River near San Vicente del Caguán. There is 75% literacy in Colombia and 85% are literate in Spanish; most are bilingual. There is a dictionary and grammar rules.
There are only five speakers in Peru, where it has official standing within its community.
Phonology
Vowels
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Consonants
- Stops,, and may be prenasalized as,, and in word-initial position.
- Labial consonants,, may also be heard as labialized,, and before the back-close vowel.