Purubora language explained

Puruborá
States:Brazil
Region:Rondônia
Ethnicity:50 (2006)
Speakers:2
Date:2002
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Tupian
Fam2:Purubora–Ramarama
Iso3:pur
Glotto:puru1264
Glottorefname:Puruborá

The Puruborá language of Brazil is one of the Tupian languages. It is also known as: Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically it is spoken in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in Costa Marques and around the headwaters of the Rio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and two in the ethnic group) reported in 2002.

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[1]

gloss Puruborá
one múm
two wewáb
three bokód-wewáb
head azyá
ear zapetó
tooth inká
hand wapitái
woman bagoyá
water zereré
fire ndamizyá
stone muruá
maize zyiá
tapir taní

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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.