Piaroa language

Piaroa is an Indigenous language of Venezuela and Colombia by the Piaroa people. Loukotka reports that it is spoken along the Sipapo River, Orinoco River, and Ventuari River.
The Wirö language is closely related, the two forming the Piaroan branch of the family.

Alternate names

Piaroa is called by many names, including variations of Wotuja and Huottüja. It is also called Guagua, Kuakua, Quaqua, Adole, Ature, and Wo’tiheh.

Phonology

Palatalization of /k, kʰ, kʼ, hˣ/ may occur when before front vowels as .
/pʰ/ may also be heard as a fricative in free variation.
Sounds /j/ and /t͡ʃ/ may have allophones of .

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u ɯ
Mid	e		ɤ~o
Open	æ		ɑ~ɒ

Vowels /ɤ, ɑ/ are rounded as when after labial sounds.