ThePuruborá language ofBrazil is one of theTupian languages. It is also known as Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically, it is spoken in the Brazilian state ofRondônia, inCosta Marques and around the headwaters of theRio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of theGuaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and 243 in the ethnic group in 2014) reported in 2015.^[1]

• /j/ has an allophone of [ɲ] when before or in between nasal vowels.
• [ŋ] is an allophone of /n/ when before /k/, or is also an allophone of /k/ when after nasal vowels in word-final position.
• /w/ may also be heard as [β] when before high vowels or in free variation with [w].
• Stops /t, d/ are also heard as palatalized [tʲ, dʲ] when before /i/.

[ɔ] may also be heard as an allophone of /o/.^[2]

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.^[3]

gloss	Puruborá
one	múm
two	wewáb
three	bokód-wewáb
head	azyá
ear	zapetó
tooth	inká
hand	wapitái
woman	bagoyá
water	zereré
fire	ndamizyá
stone	muruá
maize	zyiá
tapir	taní

Wiktionary has a word list atAppendix:Puruborá word list

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