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| Matanawí | |
|---|---|
| Matanauí, Mitandua, Moutoniway | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Era | attested 1925 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qfu | |
| Glottolog | mata1275 |
Matanawi (Matanauí, Mitandua, Moutoniway) is an extinct divergent Amazonian language isolate that may be distantly related to the Muran languages. It was originally spoken on the Castanha River and Madeirinha River in Amazonas State.[1]
Vocabulary
| English | Matanawí |
|---|---|
| rainbow | turusiˈkabm |
| Madeira River (not a Toponyms in Matanawi) | kajaˈri |
| Marmelos River (not a Toponyms in Matanawi) | piruaˈri |
| canoe | anawˈa |
| oar | huˈra |
| Tipity | tipiˈti |
| path | aã |
| knife | juimã |
| hunting arch | parəˈa |
| strainer/filter | manaˈri |
| Lagenaria bowl for herbs | oˈᴐ |
| Matanawi | matanawˈɨ |
| Urupá | ʧʊakʊbm |
| Parintintín (a neighbor tribe) | tapakaˈra itoĕbeˈhẽ |
| black | mɨrɨbm / mɨˈrebn |
| Jarú | jaˈru |
| Mura people | muˈra |
| Mura people from Rio Branco, Acre? | jaˈhahĩ |
| Tamandua tetradactyla (anteater) | wiʃoˈho |
| Brown howler | uruˈrem / ʊruˈrəhm |
| parrot | awuˈru |
| hen | pataˈri |
| chameleon | ʦɨnɨˈmί |
| turtle | jawaˈri |
| Proceratophrys cururu (only word for frog)? | turuˈru |
| Pseudoplatystoma (catfish) | urukʊˈta / urukuˈta |
| Cichla ocellaris (butterfly peacock bass or Cichlid) | pariˈta / parɨˈta |
| ant | pakiˈpi |
| bee | mawˈɨ / horohoˈrᴐ |
| Enterolobium contortisiliquum (pacara earpod tree) | kuiˈmã iː / koiˈmɨ |
| head | apa zɨ |
| knee | atura paʃi jɨ |
| skin | uhᴐ zɨ |
| breast / chest? | mapã mətᴐ |
| blood | mɨĩ |
| heart | miʃi ta |
| firewood | uaː |
| smoke | ua risi |
| sky | rito |
| night | jamãru |
| ax | jaʃi |
| man | papɑ́ |
| woman | mapɨwã |
| snake | ija |
| fish | mami |
| tree | ɨ |
| cotton | wakɨsi |
| red | awu zɨ |
Comparison between Matanawí language and Pirahã:
| English | Matanawí | Pirahã/Múra-Pirahã |
|---|---|---|
| language | ihuzɨ | ipopaj |
| lips | ɲaruzɨohᴐ | apipaj |
| ear | atahuzɨ | apopaj |
| hair | apa zi jaa | apapataj |
| thigh | aritʊzɨ, aritᴐzi | akuapaj |
| mouth | ɲaru zɨ | kaopaj |
| tooth | arɨzɨ | atopaj |
| nose | natuzi | itopaj |
| eye | tuʃiji | kupaj |
| arm | apiji | atoewe |
| hand | ũsu zɨ | upaj |
| nail (hand nail, singular) | ũsuzɨhᴐ | upapaj |
| leg | aturazɨ | ipopaj |
| foot | iʃijɨ | apaj |
| water | apɨ | pe |
| fire | ua | wai |
| rain | apɨ | pe |
| moon | ka | kahaiai |
| earth / soil? | wɨsa | bege |
| stone/rock | aja | aapuuj |
| sun | viː | wese |
| home/house | pi | ataj |
| net (probably fishing net, rede in Portuguese has many meanings) | api | apiʃara |
| arrow/dart | awɨ | apoahaj |
| comb | parata | isowe |
| belt | kɨnũ | pahoese |
| pan/pot | wata | waaj |
| ? (own word, means "sticks for making fire") | ɨ | ie |
| honey | ʦɨza | ahaj |
| corn | iwari | tihuahaj |
| Manihot esculenta/Yuca/Cassava | mĩ | iʃehe |
| Tobacco | ɨsəki | iʧehe |
Nimuendajú (1925)
A few word collected by Curt Nimuendajú in 1922, from Indian João Comprido (resident in Surupy, Lower Marmelos River)
Toponyms
| English | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| Madeira River | kayarí |
| Marmelos River | piruarí |
| Branco River | apɨ wakɨramĩ |
| Aripuanã River | yaʊʃí |
Ethnonyms
| Portuguese | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| white | tʃuenayã́, tʃueanã́ |
| Indian | rɨnĩ́ isã́ |
| Matanawi | matanawɨ́ |
| Urupá | tʃʊakʊbm, tuwikə́m |
| Arára ( from Aripuanã River) | pik.ód |
| Múra-Piraha | piriaháĩ |
| Parintintin | tapakará; itoẽbehẽ́ |
| Tribe from Paxiuba River (Aripuanã River) | tupiokón |
| Tribe from Aripuanã River | apiyipã́ |
| black | mɨrɨ́bm, mɨrébn |
| angry indian (?) "indio bravo" | rɨnĩ amarizɨ́ |
| Torá | tʊrá, turá |
| Jaru | yarú |
| Arára (Preto River) | mará |
| Múra | murá |
| Múra from (Branco River) | yaháhĩ |
| anthropophagic tribe in the headwaters of Preto River (Machado River) | koʃurái |
| Munduruku/Wuy Jugu | paiʃí |
Animals
| English | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| Robust capuchin monkey | hotó, hotɔ |
| Spider monkey | wapɨ́ |
| puma | matuyaá awɨtamɨ̃ |
| otter | trarɨá |
| Tayassu pecari (pig) | rɨwã́, riwɑ̃́ |
| South American tapir | awiyã́, awiyá |
| Lowland paca | uã́ |
| Chiroptera (bat) | wawá |
| lesser anteater | wiʃohó |
| maned sloth | tahɔrɨ́ |
| tail | piyɨ́ |
| howler monkey | ʊrurə́bm, ururém |
| jaguar | matuyaá |
| dog | matú, mató |
| red brocket deer | manyɔ |
| collared peccary | mã́ |
| capybara | muitá |
| agouti | amisí |
| giant anteater | yawarí |
| armadillo | kasearí |
| bird | wiʃá |
| egg | iyɔ |
| hawk | ihasɨ́ |
| vulture | pipí |
| red-and-green macaw | ã |
| parrot | awurú |
| bare-faced curassow | iwɨ |
| guan | papasɨ, papasí |
| wing | ihɔ |
| feather | yaá |
| harpy eagle | ihasɨ wanĩ |
| king vulture | pipi wakɨ ramɨ̃ |
| blue-and-yellow macaw | pará |
| duck | urumã́ |
| Belem curassow | iwí ari |
| chicken | patarí |
| snake | iyá |
| boa constrictor | ɨrɨ́pɨrán |
| anaconda | atupiyá |
| pit viper | katiti |
| caiman | yipá |
| chameleon | cɨnɨmɨ̃ |
| tortoise | yawarí |
| tegu | apɨsɨ́ |
| turtle | paʃaʃá |
| toad | tururú |
| fish | mamĩ, mamí |
| stingray | iwahʊ, iwahó |
| knifefish | nopapá |
| pacu | tasí |
| piranha | tʃipearɨ́, ʃipiarí |
| catfish | urukʊtá, urukutá |
| peacock bass | paritá, parɨtá |
| wolf fish | tamɨ̃ |
| flea | iʃó |
| mosquito | ĩ |
| honey | cɨzá, cɨsá |
| spider | wirisɨ́ |
| ant | pakipí |
| millipede | wararáu |
| louse | ɨʃɨ́, ɨsɨ́ |
| bee | mawɨ́, horohorɔ́ |
| wasp | manɨ̃ |
| butterfly | pipiyá |
| termite | kaiwã́, kaĩwã́ |
| earthworm | yawɨsɨ́ |
Plants
| English | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| tree | ɨ |
| field | rarɨhú |
| flower | rʊãʃí |
| peel | ɨũhɔ, ɨuŋhó |
| Brazil nut tree | tʃipɨɨ́ |
| bacaba palm | touã́ |
| bamboo | tawà |
| corn | iwarí |
| manioc | mĩ |
| yam | apɨtɔ |
| annatto | aí, ái |
| tobacco | ɨsəkɨ́, iʃəki |
| banana | iwá |
| bush | ʊ̃ |
| leaf | ɨ yaá |
| fruit | rʊasí |
| root | ɨ iʃí |
| açaí palm | ɨrám |
| arrow cane | tʃiwaɨ́ |
| fish poison vine | koimɨ́, kuimã́; ĩ |
| potato | kaĩuã́, kayuã́ |
| cotton | wakɨsí |
| pepper | iʃihó |
References
Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:Matanawi word list
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
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