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Matanau language

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Matanau
Native toBrazil
RegionAripuanã River
EthnicityMatanau
Eraattested 1829
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Matanau is an extinct Tupian language of the Mondé group, formerly spoken at the mouth of the Aripuanã River.[1] It is solely documented by an 1829 wordlist by Johann Natterer. It is very similar to Kabanaé, which was spoken in the same region.[2]

Vocabulary

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Matanau vocabulary[1]
gloss Matanau
cotton a-kum-ziri
mouth un-go
head un-ndara
star zoikab
fire mukaen
sister ambooi
lake ikara
moon gate-gat
axe dabe-ʔaa
tree iipui
wood iib
hand mabé
corn meek
eye un-za-kaba
jaguar meko
ear un-debipe
foot bi-peːa
stone caa
fish bolib
white-lipped peccary bebe
fox awlöü
river ikabe
blood un-sziri
sun gat
tobacco manʃo
sand a-ngiira
vulture uikuu

References

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  1. ^ a b Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília.
  2. ^ Adelaar, Willem F. H.; Brijnen, Hélène B. (2014). "Natterer's Linguistic Heritage". In Weltmuseum Wien Friends (ed.). Archiv 63-64. ISBN 978-3-643-99824-8.