Makurap (Macurapi) is a Tupian language of Brazil, spoken by the Makurap people of Rondônia. Portuguese is now the primary language of the younger Makurap; older members of Indigenous peoples in the region use Makurap during 'chichada' festivals where chicha is communally consumed.
Sounds /p, t, k/ are heard as voiced [b, d, á] when before voiced consonants.
Sounds /p, t, tÃÂ, k/ are heard as unreleased [pÃÂ, tÃÂ, cÃÂ, kÃÂ] when in word-final position.
Nasal sounds /m, n, à Â/ are heard as prenasalized stops [áµÂb, â¿d, áµÂá] in syllable-initial positions in free variation.
/w/ is also heard as a fricative [ò] in free variation.
/þ/ is also heard as liquid sounds [û] and [l] in free variation.
/j/ may also be heard as an affricate [dÃÂ] or prenasal [â¿dÃÂ] in word-initial positions, and as [ò] when in between nasal vowels.
/e/ may also be heard as [ÃÂ] in free variation.
A length distinction is lost among younger speakers. For example, the words 'sweet' and 'cold' are homophones in modern pronunciation.