Yuruna languages
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Geographic distribution | Brazil |
Linguistic classification | Tupian
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Glottolog | yuru1262 |
The Yuruna languages (or Jurúna languages[1]) of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family.
They are Jurúna, Maritsauá, and Xipaya.
Varieties
[edit]Below is a list of Yuruna language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[2]
- Yuruna / Paru-podeari - spoken on the middle course of the Xingú River.
- Arupai / Urupaya - once spoken on the Xingú River south of the Yuruna tribe. (Unattested.)
- Shipaya / Achipaya / Jacipoya - once spoken on the Iriri River and Curua River, now probably extinct.
- Manitsauá / Mantizula - spoken in a single village on the Manissauá-Miçu River, tributary of the Xingú River.
The Instituto Socioambiental lists Yudja and the extinct Arupaia (Arupai), Xipaia, Peapaia, Aoku (not identified), and Maritsawá.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Carvalho, Fernando O. de. 2019. Revisitando o Proto-Jurúna: a reconstrução da série de oclusivas orais. In: Oliveira, Edna dos Santos; Eduardo A. Vasconcelos; Romário D. Sanches (eds.) Estudos Linguísticos na Amazônia. Campinas: Pontes Editores.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ Instituto Socioambiental