Pai Tavytera language
Pãi Tavyterã is a Guarani language spoken by about 600 Pai Tavytera people in eastern Paraguay, in Amambay, eastern Concepción, eastern San Pedro, and northern Canindeyú Departments. The language has 70% lexical similarity with the Kaiwá language, spoken in Brazil. Among Pai Tavyetera people, language use is shifting towards Guaraní.
The language is written in the Latin script.
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
- /ʝ/ can also be heard as an affricate.
- /b d ʝ ɡ/ may also be prenasalized as .
- /n/ is heard as before velar consonants.