Mato Grosso Arára language

Arára
Native to Brazil
Region Mato Grosso
Extinct 20th century
unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3 axg
Glottolog mato1253[1]

Mato Grosso Arára (also disambiguated as Arara do Beiradão or Arara do Rio Branco, and also known as Koaiá ~ Koayá) is an extinct unclassified language of Brazil. The ethnic population that spoke the language numbers about 150.

The language is unclassified, with no known connections to established families. It is attested in a single word list, which shows it is neither Tupian nor Arawakan. Four people remembered the language in 2001, and two in 2008, but none were fluent speakers.[2]

Samples

[3]
Mato Grosso Arára English
mbaja child
no pai claw
kubai wit to drink
no beʃia ear
no ka pĩn eye
areka fire
no pia foot
nukij good
mbap hair
kopap head
nduka louse
be ʃa mouth
no jan nose
wjaʔ stone
noĩn tooth
adɛ water

References

  1. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mato Grosso Arára". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  3. ↑ "Arara do Rio Branco" (PDF). www2.unucseh.ueg.br (in English and Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 Mar 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  • Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Arára do Mato Grosso". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.


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