You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in Portuguese. (December 2020)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Mundurukú | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Brazil |
| Linguistic classification | Tupian
|
| Proto-language | Proto-Mundurukú |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mund1329 |
TheMundurukú languages ofBrazil form a branch of theTupian language family. They areMunduruku and the extinctKuruáya.
Loukotka (1968) lists the following names for Mundurucú language varieties, including names of unattested varieties.[1]
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 |