Japreria language
# Japreria language

Japrería (Yapreria) is a Cariban language of Venezuela.

## Phonology

The orthography, if different from the IPA, is represented in angled brackets.

Consonants :

| | Labial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Dorsal | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nasal | m | n | | | |
| Stop/ Affricate | p | t | t͡ʃ ⟨ch/č⟩ | k ⟨k/c/qu⟩ | ʔ ⟨unknown⟩ |
| Fricative | | s | ʃ ⟨sh/š⟩ | | h ⟨h/j⟩ |
| Approximant | ʋ ⟨v⟩ | | | j ⟨y/j⟩ | |
| Rhotic | | ɾ ⟨r⟩ | | ʀ ⟨ŕ⟩ | |

/ʋ/ is labiodental, while /m, p/ are bilabial.

Vowels :

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| Close | i | ɨ ⟨ü/y/ɨ⟩ | u |
| Open | e | a | o |
