Gaviao of Jiparana (Gavião do Jiparaná), also known as "Digüt" (a chief's name), Ikolen and Gavião do Rondônia, or in the language itself, Ikó̱ló̱éhj, is the language of the Gavião of Rondônia, Brazil. It is a Tupian language of the Monde branch. It is partially intelligible with Suruí. The Zoró dialect spoken by the Zoró people is sometimes considered a separate language.

Phonology

Consonants

Gavião consonants
LabialAlveolarAlveolopalatalVelarGlottal
Occlusivevoicelessptkʔ
voicedbdg
Affricatevoicelessts
voiceddz
Fricativevoicelessβ
voiced
Lateralvoicedl
Flapr
Approximantj

Vowels

Gavião vowels
FrontCentralBack
plainnasalplainnasalplainnasal
Highshortiĩɨɨ̃
longĩːɨːɨ̃ː
Midshorteoõ
longẽːõː
Lowshortaã
longãː

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