Manao language
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| Manao | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Manaus |
| Ethnicity | Manaos |
| Extinct | after 1819[1] |
Arawakan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mana1299 |
| Linguasphere | 82-AJA-aa |
Manao is a long-extinct Arawakan language of Brazil. The Manaos gave their name to the present-day city of Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazonas in Brazil.
Vocabulary
[edit]Manao vocabulary (flora, fauna, and cultural artifacts) collected by Barcelos (1831) and von Spix in 1819:[2]
| English | Manao |
|---|---|
| opossum (mucura) | uwajali |
| anteater | juni |
| sloth | awü |
| giant armadillo | iweti |
| paca | gaa |
| agouti | ba(i)jua |
| green acouchi (cutiuaia) | adili |
| squirrel | meeri |
| rat | körü |
| tapir | keema |
| white-lipped peccary | aija |
| collared peccary | abiádʒi |
| deer | majuli |
| coati | kaabi |
| otter | inewi |
| jaguar (onça) | hakurana |
| dog | idi / üdi |
| titi monkey (zogue-zogue) | okukule |
| tufted capuchin | uawa |
| saki monkey (cuxiu) | witʃa |
| bat | pirö |
| boto | hunari |
| manatee | jabɨna |
| duck | uwai |
| wild duck (marreca) | wanana |
| pigeon / dove | ulúju |
| white-tipped dove (juruti) | e’i |
| curassow (mutum) | awátuköri |
| nocturnal curassow (urumutum) | atʃiri |
| rooster / cock | kalaka |
| vulture (urubu) | w(u)au |
| harpy eagle | kukui |
| scarlet macaw | umadua |
| yellow macaw | kajalu |
| parrot | weu |
| grey-winged trumpeter (jacamim) | dolitʃami |
| tinamou (inambu) | mami |
| alligator / caiman | atule |
| yellow-footed tortoise (jabuti) | ikúli |
| turtle | méta |
| big-headed Amazon river turtle (cabeçudo) | (u)wa |
| yellow-spotted river turtle (tracajá) | talikaja |
| fish | baikötʃiiki |
| goliath catfish (piraíba) | (u)waitʃawana |
| redtail catfish (pirarara) | duma |
| tiger shovelnose catfish (surubim) | kulöri |
| arapaima (pirarucu) | mejauü |
| horse-fly (mutuca) | erekury (Spix) |
| gourd bowl (cuia) | jamalu |
| gourd / watermelon | jölölu |
| coca | hipadu |
| yam (cará) | ödüru |
| cassava (mandioca) | kanɨri |
| cassava shrub (maniva) | kanikati |
| cassava flour (farinha) | khönökhünödü |
| cassava bread (beiju) | abutu |
| tapioca | ɨkaiwati |
| grass | kalauü |
| maize / corn | awati |
| banana | banala |
| bean | athataɨku |
| guarana | töwe |
| tobacco | aili |
| pipe (smoking?) | -itʃakörü |
| bow | kulapa |
| arrow | palátakö |
| shaman / sorcerer | apa(i)liátiri / maly (Spix) |
| horn / trumpet | kuama |
| canoe | iitʃa |
| caxiri (indigenous beer) | kolua |
| demon / devil | kamanja / kamainha (Spix) + saráwa (Spix) |
| God | Wemekeer / Mawary (Spix) |
| knife | malie |
| axe | eethi |
| clay pot | humeeki |
| jar (camuti) | -olawa |
| grater (ralo) | dága |
| hammock | -khira |
| blowgun (zarabatana) | julua |
| blowgun dart | ɨkö, julua |
References
[edit]- ↑ Spix, Johann Baptist von; Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von; Lloyd, Hannibal Evans (1824). Travels in Brazil, in the years 1817-1820. Undertaken by command of His Majesty the King of Bavaria. Brown University Library. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.
- ↑ Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 4 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510231.3. ISBN 978-65-251-0231-3.
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