Krenak language
# Krenak language

The Krenak language, or Botocudo, is the sole surviving language of a small family believed to be part of the Macro-Gê languages. It was once spoken by the Botocudo people in Minas Gerais, but is known primarily by older women today.

## Phonology

Vowels :

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| Close | i ĩ | ɨ | u ũ |
| Mid | | ə | |
| Open-mid | ɛ ɛ̃ | ɜ̃ | ɔ ɔ̃ |
| Open | | a | |

Consonants :

| | | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | | k | ʔ |
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | | g | |
| Plosive/ Affricate | prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿd͡ʒ | | ᵑɡ | |
| Fricative | Fricative | | | ʒ | | | h |
| Nasal | voiceless | m̥ | n̥ | | ɲ̊ | ŋ̊ | |
| Nasal | voiced | m | n | | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Flap | Flap | | ɾ | | | | |
| Approximant | Approximant | | | | j | w | |

/h/ can also have an allophone of a velar [x].

