Matanawi language explained

Matanawí
States:	Brazil
Region:	Amazonas
Familycolor:	American
Fam1:	Macro-Warpean ?
Fam2:	Mura–Matanawi
Iso3:	none
Linglist:	qfu
Glotto:	mata1275
Glottorefname:	Matanawí
Era:	attested 1925

Matanawi (Matanauí, Mitandua, Moutoniway) is an extinct divergent Amazonian language that appears to be distantly related to the Muran languages. It was originally spoken on the Castanha River and Madeirinha River in Amazonas State.^[1]

Vocabulary

The only existing word list for Matanawi is that of Curt Nimuendajú (1925).^[2]

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Matanawí.^[3]

gloss	Matanawí
one	yípaʔã
two	watoronaʔã
head	a-pazi
ear	a-tahuzi
tooth	a-rüzi
hand	ú-suzi
woman	mapivã
water	api
fire	uá
stone	ayá
maize	iwarí
tapir	awiyá

Notes and References

1. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka

   . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.

2. Nimuendajú, Curt. 1925. As Tribus do Alto Madeira. Journal de la Société des Américanistes XVII. 137-172. (PDF)
3. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka

   . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.