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Peru (Amazonian / Iquitos-Loreto)

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Peru · Iquitos / Loreto

Peru's Amazonian lowlands sound distinct from both coastal Lima and Andean Cusco: /b d g/ resist lenition, /f/ is documented as bilabial rather than labiodental, and phrase-final intonation rises noticeably.

/b d g/ resist lenition/f/ documented as bilabial [ɸ]Rising phrase-final intonationRetained sibilant /s/

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FeatureValueMeaningDrill
Mixed Languagesmixed_languagesDrill
S Treatments_treatmentsibilant_sharpDrill
D Intervocalicd_intervocalicstandardDrill
B D G Fortitionb_d_g_fortitionYesDrill
Vowel Reductionvowel_reductioncrisp_openDrill
Intonation Contourintonation_contourandean_risingDrill