| Yurumanguí | |
|---|---|
| Yurimangí | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Yurumanguí River |
| Era | attested 1768[1] |
unclassified (Yurimangui) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qic | |
| Glottolog | yuru1243 |
Yurumanguí is an extinct language that was spoken along theYurumanguí River ofColombia. It is known only through a short list of words and phrases recorded by Father Christoval Romero and given by him to Captain Sebastián Lanchas de Estrada, who included them in the report of his travels of 1768. Thereafter the language and its speakers disappear from the historical record.
Father Romero's word list was discovered in the archives and published, with analysis and commentary, by Rivet (1942), who argued that the language was a member of theHokan language family. This claim is considered poor and unconvincing; a critique is given by Poser (1992). Swadesh (1963) saw connections withOpaye andChamicura (Maipurean). Adelaar notes similarities withEsmeralda (Takame). However, it is generally considered unclassified due to the paucity of data.
Loukotka (1968) included a number of purported languages from the same region in a Yurimangui stock in his language classification. These areTimba, Lili (atCali),Yolo/Paripazo, Jamundi, andPuscajae/Pile. However, he notes that nothing is known of any of them. Their locations were:
Below are selected entries from the 1768 Yurumanguí vocabulary given in Ortiz (1946), with original Spanish glosses and translated English glosses.[1]
| Spanish gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Yurumanguí |
|---|---|---|
| comer | eat | lamá |
| come tu | you eat | lamaé |
| beber | drink | chuma |
| bebe tu | you drink | chumaé |
| la candela, o fuego | candle; fire | angua |
| la leña | firewood | anga |
| el río | river | ayo |
| el agua | water | aia |
| plátano | banana | cua |
| el sol | sun | cicona |
| la luna | moon | digia |
| la casa | house | yuiua |
| dormir | sleep | angasa |
| bañarse | bathe | pun pun |
| los frijoles | beans | aimaca |
| mujer | woman | quitina |
| hombre | man | queobai |
| madre | mother | caigi |
| padre | father | maa |
| el tigre | jaguar | aguabai layaco; cananagua |
| el conejo | rabbit | naupica |
| el puerco montés | wild pig | naubaca |
| el gavilán | hawk | yuoica |
| el papagayo | parrot | taucano |
| el maíz | maize | aocona |
| los oídos | ears | auciá |
| el peine | comb | aubaisa |
| la ceniza | ashes | augafa |
| las alas de ave | wings of bird | aicán |
| el relámpago | lightning | angaisa |
| yo | I | acá; asa |
| está lejos | far | aiaba |
| el camino | path | angaipoa |
| machete | machete | baical |
| el hacha | axe | totoque |
| la puerta | door | bai |
| el sombrero | hat | sipana |
| la olla | pot | lictina |
| el canasto | basket | pitina |
| la yuca | cassava | nasotasi |
| el corazón | heart | colopeiaisa; bibaspa |
| el alma o respiración | soul; breath | sipia sinaisa |
| el cielo | sky | siaa |
| morir | die | saisa |
| ya murió | died | saibai |
| mariposa | butterfly | cauba |
| coser | sew | blaisa |
| matar | kill | aimasa |
| los dientes | teeth | tina |
| la cabeza | head | caicona |
| los ojos | eyes | couna |
| el pelo | hair | cailusa |
| la frente | forehead | laiga |
| la cara | face | caumaca |
| la mano | hand | aisca |
| las uñas | fingernails | yacuisa |
| estar cansado | be tired | cafeisa |
| hermanos | siblings | yasa |
| la leche | milk | tuiusa |
| el queso | cheese | vecatuta |
| las estrellas | stars | nanaa |
| la noche | night | maisa |
| el día | day | baisa |
| aguja | needle | ypena |
| afeitar | shave | yebe |
| el perro | dog | cuan |
| el colmillo | fang | tinza |
| la vena | vein | yaisina |
| la sangre | blood | yaa |
| el tábano | fly (insect) | quipua |
| estar lloviendo | raining | siga |
| tronar | thunder (verb) | bisca |
| fruta silvestre | wild fruit | tamea |
| periquito | parakeet | ilica |
| la arena | sand | sibesa |
| la saliva | saliva | zoima |
| la tierra | earth | minni |
