Tsafiki, also known as Tsachila or Colorado, is a Barbacoan language spoken in Ecuador by c. 2000 ethnic Tsáchila people.

Phonology

Consonants

• /b, d/ are preglottalized [ˀb, ˀd] when occurring intervocalically.
• /k/ can become voiced [ ɡ] when intervocally after nasal sounds.
• /ɹ/ is heard as [ ɾ] when occurring word-initially, and when following a nasalized vowel, an allophone [n] occurs.
• /s/ is heard as [ ʃ] when preceding high vowels /i, u/ and after unaccented high vowels.
• /t͡s/ is heard as [ t͡ʃ] when preceding high vowels, but many speakers pronounce it as [t͡ʃ] in all environments.

Vowels

Tsafiki has five vowels Four vowels have nasalized forms.

• Unaccented vowels before voiceless stops are often devoiced [ḁ]. ^[2]

References

External links

• Colorado ( Intercontinental Dictionary Series)

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