Waninawa, also known as Kamanawa and Panoan Katukína, is a Panoan language of Brazil.

Dialects are Katukina of Olinda, Katukina of Sete Estreles, and the extinct Kanamari (Canawari) (cf. Kanamari).

Phonology

Vowels

Waninawa vowel phones
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OralNasalOralNasalOralNasal
unroundedrounded
Closeiĩũ
Near-closeɪɪ̃ʊʊ̃
Close-mideoõ
Midəə̃
Open-midɛɔ
Near-openɐ
Openɑ
Waninawa vowel phonemes
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Closeiɨu
Opena

Consonants

Waninawa consonant phonemes
BilabialDentalAlveolarRetroflexAlveopalatalPalatalVelar
Occlusiveptk
Nasalmnɲ
Tapɾ
Affricatets
Fricativeɛsʂʃ
Approximantwj