Barí is a Chibchan language spoken in Northwestern South America by the Barí (Motilon).
| Barí | Spanish | English |
| intok | uno | one |
| insami | dos | two |
| tẽtahko | tres | three |
| dary | hombre | man |
| biory | mujer | woman |
| ruraba | perro | dog |
| ña | sol | sun |
| chibai | luna | moon |
| xima | agua | water |
| ixtan | tierra | earth |
| bowara | montaña | mountain |
| kona | rocío | dew |
| Barí | |
|---|---|
| Barira, Cunausaya, Dobocubi, Motilón, Motilone | |
| Barí ara | |
| Native to | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Region | Norte de Santander Department, Serranía de los Motilones, Upper Catatumbo and Oro River region, Reserva Indígena Motilón-Barí and Resguardo Indígena Gabarra-Catalaura; also in Cesar Department, Chimichagua, La Gloria, and Pailitas municipalities |
| Ethnicity | Motilon people |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2007–2008)[1] |
Language family | Chibchan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mot |
| Glottolog | bari1297 |
| ELP | Barí |
Barí has six vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/. All vowels have nasalized forms, and Barí has contrastive nasalization.[2]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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| Plosive | voiceless | t | k | |||
| voiced | b | d | ||||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||
| Trill | r | |||||
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Chibchan languages | |
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| Waimí (Guaymi) |
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| Talamanca | |
| Votic | |
| Kuna–Colombian | |
| Arwako–Chimila | |
| Other | |
Italics indicate extinct languages | |