Enlhet language

Language of Paraguay
Enlhet
Northern Lengua
Enlhet
Pronunciation[enɬet]
Native toParaguay
RegionPresidente Hayes
Ethnicity7,220 Enxet people (2002 census)[1]
Native speakers
6,400 (2002 census)[1]
Language family
Mascoian
  • Enlhet
Language codes
ISO 639-3enl
Glottolognort2971
ELPEnlhet Norte

Enlhet (Eenlhit), or Northern Lengua, is a language of the Paraguayan Chaco, spoken by the northern Enxet people. It is also known as Vowak and Powok.

In Filadelfia (Paraguayan Chaco) there is an organization that advocates for Enlhet language.[2]

Phonology

Vowels

Three vowel sounds are noted phonemically as /a ɛ ɔ/.[3]

Phoneme Allophone
/a/ [a], [æ], [ɐ]
/ɛ/ [ɛ], [ə], [ɪ]
/ɔ/ [ɔ], [ʊ]

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t k ʔ
Fricative s x h
Nasal plain m n ŋ
glottalized mˀ nˀ ŋˀ
Lateral approximant l
fricative ɬ
Semivowel plain j w
glottalized jˀ wˀ

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Enlhet at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Nengvaanemkeskama Nempayvaam Enlhet". Enlhet.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ Unruh, Ernesto; Kalisch, Hannes (1999). Escribir en Idioma Enlhet para Hacer Crecer lo Propio. Fe de Errata Suplemento Antropológico.


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