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List of Grammars (Non-Indo-European): South America
List of Grammars for Linguistics. Includes some Indo-European languages when relevant to the Linguistics 115 course.
Lang. Indices
IPA
Reference Grammars: A-Z
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Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
The Pacific
South America
By Lang. Family
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Afro-Asiatic
Algic
Altaic
Araucanian
Arawakan
Australian
Austro-Asiatic
Austronesian
Caddoan
Cariban
Chibchan
Chumash
Cochimí-Yuman
Constructed
Creole
Deaf Sign Language
Dravidian
East Papuan
Eskimo-Aleut
Gulf
Hmong-Mien
Indo-European (except Indo-Iranian)
Indo-Iranian
Iroquoian
Japonic
Keres
Khoisan
Kiowa Tanoan
Language Isolate
Maku
Mayan
Mixed Language
Mixe-Zoquean
Muskogean
Na-Dene
Niger-Congo
Nilo-Saharan
North Caucasian
Oto-Manguean
Palaihnihan
Panoan
Penutian
Pidgin
Pomoan
Quechuan
Salishan
Sepik-Ramu
Sino-Tibetan
Siouan
South-Central Papuan
Tacanan
Tai-Kadai
Tarascan
Totonacan
Trans-New Guinea
Tucanoan
Tupi
Unclassified
Uralic
Uto-Aztecan
Wakashan
Witotoan
Yuki
LING 115
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Approved for LING 115
Approval Pending
Languages with Contrastive Tone
Tone
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Languages with Contrastive Tone
Designation Pending
Pedagogical Grammars: A-Z
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Dissertations
Languages of South America
Bora
Peru (Witotoan)
Approved for LING 115
Tone Language: discussion pp. 55–98
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Carib (1968)
Venezuela (Cariban)
Title:
The Carib language: Phonology, Morphonology, Morphology, Texts and Word Index
Alternate Names
: Caribe, Cariña, Galibi, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kariña
Carib (2008)
Venezuela (Cariban)
Approved for LING 115
Alternate Names
: Caribe, Cariña, Galibi, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kariña
Cavineña
Bolivia (Tacanan)
Approved for LING 115
Cocama-Cocamilla
Peru (Tupi)
Cubeo
Columbia (Tucanoan)
Alternate Names
: Cuveo, Hehenawa, Hipnwa, Kobeua, Kobewa, Kubwa, Pamiwa
Cuna (Kuna)
Columbia, Panama (Chibchan)
Not approved
for LING 115
Hup (Hupdë)
Brazil (Maku)
Approved for LING 115
Tone and Stress: discussion, pp. 86–98
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Kotiria (Wanano)
Brazil (Tucanoan)
Approved for LING 115
Kwaza
Brazil (Unclassified)
Approved for LING 115
Mapudungun (Mapuche)
(2007)
Chile (Araucanian)
Not approved
for LING 115
Mapudungun (Mapuche)
(2008)
Chile (Araucanian)
Approved for LING 115
Stress: discussion pp. 49–50
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Matsés
Peru (Panoan)
Panare
Venezuela (Cariban)
Alternate Names
: E’ñapa Woromaipu, Abira, Eñapa, Eñepa, Eye, Panari
Piro (Arawakan)
Peru, Bolivia (Arawakan)
BMC copy bound with
Acoma Grammar and Texts
and
Maidu Grammar
Proto-Takanan (Proto-Tacanan)
Bolivia (Tacanan)
Title:
Proto-Takanan Phonology
Quechua, Ayacucho
Peru (Quechuan)
Not approved
for LING 115
Quechua, Huallaga (Huánuco)
Peru (Quechuan)
Approved for LING 115
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Urarina
Peru (Language Isolate)
Approved for LING 115
Tone ("pitch accent") Language: discussion pp. 120–150
Wanano
Brazil (Tucanoan)
Wayana
Brazil, Suriname, French Guyana (Cariban)
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