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Listen to a sample of Achuar-Shiwiar from Global
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844:Sistema fonológico del idioma achual
769:Current Issues in Language Planning
913:World Atlas of Language Structures
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1382:Bora–Witoto
1305:Mashco Piro
1272:Machiguenga
884:1887/123115
399:Approximant
1866:Categories
1555:Lambayeque
1428:Chayahuita
1420:Cahuapanan
1225:Indigenous
1208:Equatorial
1101:Equatorial
753:2020-12-11
648:Ethnologue
627:References
587:allophones
1771:Harákmbut
1550:Cajamarca
1504:Kashinawa
1340:Chamicuro
1257:Ashéninga
1252:Asháninka
1227:languages
691:610522460
521:Close-mid
365:Fricative
336:Affricate
218:Phonology
134:Glottolog
118:ISO 639-3
60:Ethnicity
1801:Taushiro
1761:Ese Ejja
1722:Zaparoan
1676:Tucanoan
1647:Ayacucho
1639:Southern
1586:Pacaraos
1580:Huallaga
1533:Quechuan
1523:Yaminawa
1494:Iskonawa
1456:Huambisa
1451:Aguaruna
1443:Jivaroan
1345:Yanesha'
1326:Resígaro
1267:Caquinte
1262:Axininca
1235:Arawakan
1211:(Tumbes)
1193:Amazonic
1091:Amazonic
908:"Achuar"
608:/a,ã,aː/
236:Alveolar
231:Bilabial
188:Speakers
141:achu1248
1811:Urarina
1796:Puquina
1791:Munichi
1786:Mochica
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1767:family)
1765:Tacanan
1730:Arabela
1611:Lowland
1576:Huánuco
1564:Central
1518:Shipibo
1499:Kashibo
1489:Amawaka
1469:Shiwiar
1359:Aymaran
1333:Western
1300:Iñapari
1203:Coastal
1068:Waorani
1063:Tsafiki
1048:Shiwiar
1023:Awa Pit
997:Spanish
466:Central
256:Glottal
246:Palatal
212:Spanish
194:Spanish
182:Ecuador
176:, is a
162:Shiwiar
97:Chicham
68:Shiwiar
46:Shiwiar
1806:Ticuna
1780:Arauan
1776:Kulina
1735:Iquito
1712:Omagua
1707:Cocama
1699:Tupian
1689:Secoya
1684:Orejón
1629:Kichwa
1571:Ancash
1513:Pisabo
1509:Matsés
1481:Panoan
1464:Achuar
1433:Jebero
1410:Ocaina
1372:Jaqaru
1367:Aymara
1216:Loncco
1198:Andean
1096:Andean
1073:Záparo
1058:Tetete
1043:Secoya
1002:Kichwa
915:Online
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643:Achuar
202:Kichwa
200:, and
170:Jivaro
166:Achuar
154:Achuar
102:Achuar
40:Achuar
1816:Yagua
1756:Culle
1652:Cusco
1624:Lamas
1591:Wanka
1277:Nanti
1244:Campa
1053:Siona
1033:Cofán
1007:Shuar
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251:Velar
198:Shuar
174:Maina
1662:Puno
1596:Yaru
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1310:Yine
1292:Piro
723:ISBN
687:OCLC
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