Urupa language explained

Urupa language should not be confused with Uru-pa-in language.

Urupa
Also Known As:Urupá-Jarú
Nativename:Ituarupa
States:Brazil
Region:SE of Ariquemes
Extinct:mid-20th century
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Chapacuran
Fam2:Wari
Dia1:Urupa
Dia2:Yaru
Iso3:none
Iso3comment:None, unless Urupa is a synonym of Uru-pa-in[2]
Glotto:urup1244
Glottorefname:Urupa–Yaru

Urupa (Urupá, Ituarupá) was a Chapacuran language. Yaru (Yarú, Jarú) was a dialect or a closely related language.

Notes and References

  1. Maldi, Denise. O complexo cultural do marico: sociedades indígenas dos ríos Branco, Colorado e Mequens, afluentes do médio Guaporé. Boletim do MPEG, Antropología 7/2: 209–269, 1991.
  2. Rodrigues, Aryon D. (2002) Línguas brasileiras. São Paulo: Ediçôes Loyola