Macro-Warpean languages
| Macro-Warpean | |
|---|---|
| (controversial) | |
| Geographic distribution | South America |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
Macro-Warpean (or Macro-Huarpean) is a provisional proposal by Kaufman (1994) that connected the extinct Huarpe language with the previously connected Muran and Matanawí (Mura–Matanawí).[1] Morris Swadesh had included Huarpe in his Macro-Jibaro proposal.[2]
Language contact
[edit]For the Mura-Matanawi languages, Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Kwaza, Taruma, Katukina-Katawixi, Arawak, Jeoromitxi, Tupi, and Arawa language families due to contact.[3]
Comparison
[edit]Comparison of basic vocabulary in Matanawí and Mura-Pirahã by Diego Valio Antunes Alves (2019: 86),[4] with data of both languages cited from Curt Nimuendajú (1925):[5]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Matanawí Mura-Pirahã língua tongue ihuzɨ ipopaj lábio lip ɲaruzɨohᴐ apipaj orelha ear atahuzɨ apopaj cabelo hair apa zi jaa apapataj coxa thigh aritʊzɨ, aritᴐzi akuapaj boca mouth ɲaru zɨ kaopaj dente tooth arɨzɨ atopaj nariz nose natuzi itopaj olho eye tuʃiji kupaj braço arm apiji atoewe mão hand ũsu zɨ upaj unha da mão fingernail ũsuzɨhᴐ upapaj perna leg aturazɨ ipopaj pé foot iʃijɨ apaj água water apɨ pe fogo fire ua wai chuva rain apɨ pe lua moon ka kahaiai terra earth wɨsa bege pedra stone aja aapuuj sol sun viː wese casa house pi ataj rede net api apiʃara flecha arrow awɨ apoahaj pente comb parata isowe esteira mat kɨnũ pahoese panela pan wata waaj paus para produzir fogo sticks for starting fire ɨ ie mel honey ʦɨza ahaj milho maize iwari tihuahaj mandioca manioc mĩ iʃehe tabaco tobacco ɨsəki iʧehe
References
[edit]- ^ Kaufman, Terrence. (1994). The native languages of South America. In C. Mosley & R. E. Asher (Eds.), Atlas of the world's languages (pp. 46–76). London: Routledge.
- ^ Payne, David Lawrence. 1981. "Bosquejo fonológico del Proto-Shuar-Candoshi: evidencias para una relación genética." Revista del Museo Nacional 45. 323-377.
- ^ Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
- ^ Valio Antunes Alves, Diego. 2019. Langue matanawí: Description phonologique et proposition de classification linguistique. M.A. dissertation, Université de la Sorbonne. 86 pp.
- ^ Nimuendajú, Curt. 1925. As Tribus do Alto Madeira. Journal de la Société des Américanistes XVII. 137-172. (PDF)
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