title: Mawé language
text: # Mawé language
  
  The Mawé language of Brazil, also known as Sateré (Mabue, Maragua, Andira, Arapium), is one of the Tupian languages. It is spoken by 7,000 people, many of them monolingual.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  ### Consonants
  
  | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Plosive | p | t | | k | ʔ |
  | Nasal | m | n | | ŋ | |
  | Fricative | | s | | | h |
  | Tap | | ɾ | | | |
  | Approximant | w | | j | | |
  
  ### Vowels
  
  | | Front | Central | Back |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | High | i ĩ iː | ɨ ɨː | u ũ uː |
  | Mid | e ẽ eː | | o |
  | Low | | a ã aː | |
  