[1][2][3][4] An extinct variety, Kurikuria(r)í, named after the Curicuriari River, was a distinct language sociolinguistically, but at least partially intelligible with Dâw.
[6] The plosive consonants have no audible release as codas, e.g. /pɤp/ "to kick" is realized as [pɤp̚], and /kɤɟ/ "to scratch with the nail" as [kʼɤc̚].
As the low and high tones are not lexical, they are often left unmarked, as in /tɤɡ/ "tooth", which really is realized as [tɤ́ɡ̚].
[12] Vowel length is predictable and present in Dâw, yet not distinctive lexically.
[5] The orthography used by the Dâw community is based on the Latin alphabet, with some correspondences coming from the Tukano language.