| Jaikó | |
|---|---|
| Jeicó, Geicó | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Jaicós, southeasternPiauí |
| Ethnicity | Jaikó |
| Extinct | 19th century |
Macro-Jê
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | geic1236 |
Jaikó (Jeicó, Jeikó, Yeico, Geico, Eyco, Zyeikó) is an extinct language of southeasternPiauí, Brazil, known only from an 1867 wordlist with interference from neighboring languages. It is considered aMacro-Jê language, but not always in theJê language branch.
Based on a 67-word list from the 19th century invon Martius (1867, v. 2, p. 143),[1] it appears to be aJê language.
However, Ramirez et al. (2015: 260–261) doubts the accuracy of von Martius' list, and notes that the word list may actually consist of a wide mixture of languages spoken inPiauí, including fromPimenteira (Cariban) andMasakará (Kamakã).[2] Nevertheless, Nikulin (2020) still finds convincing evidence that Jaikó was aMacro-Jê language, but does not consider it to be within theJê branch. At least 13 words from Martius' wordlist belong to a Macro-Jê language.[3]
Loukotka (1968) lists some other languages, all unattested, supposedly spoken in Piauí and Pernambuco states and related to Jaikó.[4]
Jaikó was spoken around thealdeia (village) of Cajueiro, located in what is now southeasternPiauí state. The name is derived from the town ofJaicós, which was located in the Jaikó people's territory around theCanindé River andGurgueia River.[3]
The full Geicó word list fromvon Martius (1867),[1] with both the original Latin glosses and translated English glosses, is reproduced below.
| Latin gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Geicó |
|---|---|---|
| aethiopissa | black woman | tacayo |
| asso, are | roast | tiloschung |
| audio, ire | hear | uschiegkó |
| auris | ear | aischeroh |
| avunculus | uncle | iquaté |
| brachium | arm | aepang |
| brevis, e | short | nohtutudäng |
| calidus, a, um | hot | ijahú |
| capillus | hair | grangsché |
| caput | head | grangblá |
| coelum | sky | maecó |
| collum | neck | aepurgó |
| costa | rib | aemantaelä |
| dens | tooth | ayanté |
| diabolus | devil | pocklaeschü aqälé |
| dies | day | tipiaco |
| digitus | finger | aenaenongklang |
| domus | house | y(l)rouró |
| dormio, ire | sleep | uhliong |
| edo, ere | eat | tiqua |
| femur | thigh | aecroh |
| filia | daughter | scharrepiú |
| filius | son | scharrété |
| foedus, a, um | treaty | nohmĕlĕniheh |
| folium | leaf | arandische |
| frigidus a, um | cold | ohntü(hl) |
| homo albus | white man | tipiaeung |
| homo niger | black man | tickah |
| ignis | fire | ping |
| juvenis | young | oopáung |
| lavo, are | wash | namblú |
| lingua | tongue | aenettá |
| longus, a, um | long | nohriähniheng |
| luna | moon | paang |
| macer, a, um | thin (person) | nohnpütü(hl) |
| mamma | breast | aejussi |
| manus | hand | aenaenong |
| mater | mother | ná |
| membr. vir. | man, male | aereng |
| membr. mul. | woman, female | aeoaénū |
| morior | die | nong(e)roh |
| nasus | nose | aenecopiöh |
| nox | night | coco |
| occido | fall | tiuing |
| oculus | eye | alepuh |
| os, oris | mouth | aingko |
| paler | stick | já |
| patera cucurbitina | gourd bowl | ae(e)rû |
| pectus | breast | aejussi |
| pes | foot | aepähno |
| pinguis, e | fat (adj.) | nohtŏnĭheh |
| puella | girl | juckqué |
| pulcher, a, um | beautiful | nohr(l)äniheh |
| ramus | branch | arandische |
| semiaethiops (mulatto) | mulatto | mandattú |
| sol | sun | chügkrá |
| soror | sister | nempiaepiú |
| stella | star | bräcklüh |
| sylva | forest | oütü |
| tabacum | tobacco | pâeih |
| terra | earth | chgkü |
| trulla | ladle | cărá |
| venter | belly | aepu |
| ventus | wind | ongkthü |
| video, ere | see | u(l)epú |
| umbilicus | navel | aequakrüng |
| unguis | fingernail | aenaenongsiaé |
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