Enlhet language

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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.

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

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

Phonology

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Vowels

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Enlhet at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  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.