Kamakã | |
Also Known As: | Kamakanan |
Familycolor: | American |
Glotto: | kama1371 |
Glottorefname: | Kamakanan |
Map: | Kamakan languages.png |
The Kamakã languages are a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía, northeastern Brazil. The attested Kamakã languages are:
Below is a full list of Kamakã languages and dialects listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[1]
Camacán (Kamakán) varieties listed by Mason (1950):[2]
Internal classification of the Kamakã languages by Martins (2007):
Masakará is the most divergent language.
Internal classification of the Kamakã languages according to Ramirez, et al. (2015):[3]
Internal classification of the Kamakã languages according to Nikulin (2020):[4]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[1]
gloss | Mangaló | Masacará | ||||
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head | heró | hero | inro | heró | axaró | |
eye | an-kedó | kedó | im-gutó | kithó | gätxt | |
tooth | txó | dió | yo | dió | thüó | |
foot | wadé | uadä | hoata | huaxtö | ||
water | d san | sa | sa | sin | tsyin | |
fire | yakó | diaxka | yarú | tiakíl | guxá | |
star | pʔiong | péo | pinia | pião | pinatsö | |
maize | hikamhi | kesho | kshó | kethió | käxü | |
jaguar | yakoe-dere | yaké-deré | kukiamú | tiuké-hiá | yakveo | |
black | kohada | koaxéda | kuatá | tá | koeixtá |
Proto-Kamakã | |
Familycolor: | American |
Ancestor: | Proto-Macro-Jê |
Ancestor2: | Proto-Trans–São Francisco |
Target: | Kamakã languages |
Proto-Kamakã reconstructions by Martins (2007):[5]
Portuguese gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Proto-Kamakã | |
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água | water |
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andar | to walk |
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anta |
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arara |
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arco | bow |
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árvore | tree |
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banana | banana |
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beber | to drink |
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beber (água) | to drink (water) |
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belo | beautiful |
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boca | mouth |
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branco | white |
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cabeça | head |
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cabelo | hair |
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carne | meat |
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casa | house |
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chuva | rain |
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comer | to eat |
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dente | tooth |
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dormir | to sleep |
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esp. de banana | banana sp. |
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estrela | star |
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faca | knife |
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feijão | bean |
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filha | daughter |
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filha, filho | daughter, son |
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filho | son |
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flecha | arrow |
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fogo | fire |
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irmã | sister |
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lua | moon |
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macaco | monkey |
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machado | axe |
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madeira | wood |
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mandioca |
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mão | hand |
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menino | boy |
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milho | maize |
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milho | maize |
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muito | very |
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nariz | nose |
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olho | eye |
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onça (Felis onça) | jaguar (Felis) |
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orelha | ear |
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pai | father |
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papagaio | parrot |
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pássaro | bird |
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pequeno | small |
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preto, negro | black |
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quati |
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