Wayampi languageWayãpi or Wayampi is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Wayãpi people. It is spoken in French Guiana and Brazil.PhonologyVowelsIn closed syllables, /e, o/ are heard as .OrthographyWayãpi is spelt phonetically based on the International Phonetic Alphabet, and not according the French orthography. The spelling uses the letter ɨ for the close central unrounded vowel between i and u. E is always pronounced é, vowels with a tilde are always nasal, ö is like the German O umlaut, and b is pronounced mb. All letters are pronounced.