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Munduruku languages

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Mundurukú
Geographic
distribution
Brazil
Linguistic classificationTupian
  • Mundurukú
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologmund1329

The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.

Varieties

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Loukotka (1968) lists the following names for Mundurucú language varieties, including names of unattested varieties.[1]

Proto-language

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Some Proto-Mundurukú reconstructions by Picanço (2005) are as follows.[2]

English gloss Proto-Mundurukú
wild cat **sipɔrɔ
macaw, sp. **sipaLa
It burned. **o-si-pik
bird **oasɨ̃
manioc **masɨk
babaçu **kosɨ
fish, sp. **isɨe
snake **pɨy
leaf **tɨp / **Lɨp
sling **tobɨy / **Lobɨy
my cultivated garden **o-kɨʔ
an old lady **abɨt
the day after tomorrow **kɨyaCe
to go **Cɨ / **Dɨ
my name **o-bɨtet
It's cold. **i-Cɨk
Who? **abɨ
my finger/hand **o-bɨʔ
It's smoked. **i-pɨrɨk
piquia tree **ʃaʔip
fire/firewood **Laʃa
I slept. **oʃet
ant, sp. **wiʃaʔ
fish, sp. **Laʃew/oy
chief **toʃaw
louse **kip
child **bɨkit
mosquito **tʃik
be hot **takjVp

References

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  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. ^ Picanço, Gessiane Lobato. 2005. Munduruku: Phonetics, phonology, synchrony, diachrony. Doctoral dissertation, University of Vancouver. doi:10.14288/1.0092991