Gaviao of Jiparana (Gavião do Jiparaná), also known as "Digüt" (a chief's name), Ikolen and Gavião do Rondônia, or in the language itself, , 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 consonantsLabialAlveolarAlveolopalatalVelarGlottalOcclusivevoicelessptkʔvoicedbdgAffricatevoicelesststʃvoiceddzFricativevoicelessβvoicedLateralvoicedlFlaprApproximantj
Vowels +Gavião vowelsFrontCentralBackplainnasalplainnasalplainnasalHighshortiĩɨɨ̃longiːĩːɨːɨ̃ːMidshorteẽoõlongeːẽːoːõːLowshortaãlongaːãː
References
External links ELAR archive of Gavião and Suruí Languages in whistled and instrumental speech by Julien Meyer ELAR archive of Language Documentation of traditional culture among the Gavião and Suruí of Rondônia by Dennis Moore