The Puruborá language of Brazil is one of the Tupian languages. It is also known as: Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically it is spoken in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in Costa Marques and around the headwaters of the Rio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and two in the ethnic group) reported in 2002.[1]
| Puruborá | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rondônia |
| Ethnicity | 50 (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 2 (2002)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pur |
| Glottolog | puru1264 |
| ELP | Puruborá |
Vocabulary
editLoukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[2]
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
References
edit- ^ a b c Puruborá at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
External links
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Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:Puruborá word list
- Map at Forvo.com
- ELAR archive of Documentation of Urgently Endangered Tupian Languages (including Puruborá)
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