Ramarama languages explained

Ramarama
Region:	Rondônia, Brazil
Familycolor:	American
Fam1:	Tupian
Fam2:	Purubora–Ramarama
Glotto:	rama1257
Glottorefname:	Ramarama
Child1:	Karo
Child2:	Urumi
Map:	Ramarama languages.gif
Mapcaption:	The Ramarama languages (box)

The Ramarama languages of Rondônia, Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Karo, or Ramarama, with 150 speakers, and the extinct Urumi.

Varieties

Below is a list of Itogapúc (Ramarama) language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.^[1]

• Itogapúc / Ntogapyd - once spoken on the Machadinho River, Mato Grosso, now perhaps extinct.
• Ramarama / Ytangá - spoken at the sources of the Machadinho River, Branco River, and Preto River, Mato Grosso.
• Urumí - spoken on the Taruma River in Mato Grosso.
• Urukú - spoken on the Lourdes River.
• Arara - spoken at the mouth of the Preto River and Ji-Paraná River, and to the Madeira River.

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.