Jebero
Shiwilu
Native toPeru
RegionJeberos
Ethnicity2,500 (2000)
Native speakers
30 (2012)[1]
Cahuapanan
  • Jebero
Language codes
ISO 639-3jeb
Glottologjebe1250
ELPShiwilu

Jebero (Chebero, Xebero, Xihuila) is a moribund Amazonian language spoken by the Jebero people of Jeberos, Peru. It is spoken by only a small number of older adults and belongs to the Cahuapanan family together with Chayahuita.

Phonology

Vowels

Monophthongs of Jebero, from Valenzuela & Gussenhoven (2013:101)
Monophthong phonemes[2]
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɘ
Open a

Consonants

Consonant phonemes[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop p t k ʔ
Fricative s ʃ (h)
Trill plain r
glottalized ˀr
Approximant central w ð j
lateral l ʎ

References

Bibliography

  • Valenzuela, Pilar M.; Gussenhoven, Carlos (2013), "Shiwilu (Jebero)" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 43 (1): 97–106, doi:10.1017/S0025100312000370