| Mainatari | |
| Also Known As: | Maihanatari |
| Region: | Siapa River (Orinoco basin) |
| Extinct: | ? |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam2: | Northern |
| Iso3: | none |
| Glotto: | yaba1249 |
| Glottorefname: | Yabaâna-Mainatari |
Mainatari (Maihanatari) is an extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela that was spoken on the Castaña-Paraná, a tributary of the Siapa River in the Orinoco basin.[1] [2] It is closely related to Yabahana.
Mainatari is poorly attested. Only 52 words were collected by Johann Natterer in 1831.[1] Mainatari words from Ramirez (2019), cited from Natterer (1831), are given below:[3]
| Portuguese gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Mainatari | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cabeça | head | -júhu-dau | |
| cabelo | hair | -ʃehi | |
| orelha | ear | -tehĩn | |
| olho | eye | -awi | |
| nariz | nose | -ti | |
| boca | mouth | -numa | |
| dente | tooth | -aida | |
| pé | foot | -eti | |
| coxa | thigh | -hohi | |
| mão | hand | -kapi | |
| barriga | belly | -paga | |
| carne | meat | -ʃné | |
| branco (pessoa) | white (person) | jalanai | |
| irmão | brother | baaba, -iejú | |
| irmã | sister | meme, -tegau | |
| anta | tapir | ama-hingo | |
| peixe | fish | maʃatʃi | |
| sol | sun | kamóhu | |
| lua | moon | kamu (?) | |
| estrela | star | siwi | |
| água | water | uni | |
| casa | house | paigü | |
| fogo | fire | ikatʃe | |
| eu | me | no- | |
| quê? | what? | maĩna | |
| cão; animal de criação | dog; domesticated animal | biga-di | |
| anta | tapir | amáhingo | |
| queixada | Tayassu pecari | hapitʃa | |
| veado | deer | anhinga | |
| onça | jaguar | ʃawü | |
| mutum | tumuku | ||
| urumutum | Nothocrax urumutum | ʃahimahin | |
| cujubim | Pipile cujubi | koragü | |
| urubu | vulture | wagu | |
| arara | macaw | itihĩn | |
| jabuti | Chelonoidis tortoise | ʃanaʃu | |
| peixe | fish | maʃatʃi | |
| jamaru (cabaça) | gourd | kakuhida | |
| mandioca | kehi / keʃi | ||
| beiju | kai | ||
| milho | maize | tʃono | |
| banana | banana | banala | |
| arco | bow | kurapa | |
| canoa | canoe | iʃaa | |
| caxiri | ʃaraki | ||
| machado | axe | ʃipala | |
| pote | bowl | orusu | |
| rede | net | mengü | |
| zarabatana | blowpipe | watahũn |