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A Arapaho language (besides Arapahoe) language occurs as Plains Algonquian language spoken almost completely by elders within Wyoming. A language, which is inside smashing danger of becoming out, has diverged super significantly phonologically from either its posited proto-language, Proto-Algonquian (Proto-Algonquian *maθkwa, "bear," became Arapaho wox, and Proto-Algonquian *we-θali, "her husband," became Arapaho ííx).

Sounds
Equally mentioned above, a Plains Algonquian languages come phonologically super distinct from either either more Algonquian languages & from Proto-Algoquian. Vowels
Arapaho has the series of iv short vowels , & /ie/. Consonants
A consonant inventory of Arapaho is given in the table beneath. Voiceless blocks come voiceless word-eventually & word-medially & soft word-at the start (except for /p/, which is [b] initially & medially). /j/ is usually transcribed when , when <3>.

! ! align="center"|Labial ! align="center"|Dental ! align="center"|Alveolar ! align="center"|Palatal ! align="center"|Velar ! align="center"|Glottal |- ! align="left"|Stop | align="center"|p | | align="center"|t | | align="center"|k | align="center"||- ! align="left"|Affricate | | | | align="center"|| | |- ! align="left"|Fricative | | align="center"|θ | align="center"|s | | align="center"|x | align="center"|h |- ! align="left"|Nasal | | | align="center"|n | | |- ! align="left"|Semivowel | align="center"|w | | | align="center"|j | | |}

Prosody
Arapaho occurs as tonal language. Vowels could have the mid tone (overlooked), high tone (marked by using an intense accent), or even falling tone (marked by using a circumflex).

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