Puruborá
Native toBrazil
RegionRondônia
Ethnicity50 (2006)[1]
Native speakers
2 (2002)[1]
Tupian
  • Purubora–Ramarama
    • Puruborá
Language codes
ISO 639-3pur
Glottologpuru1264
ELPPuruborá

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.[1]

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[2]

glossPuruborá
onemúm
twowewáb
threebokód-wewáb
headazyá
earzapetó
toothinká
handwapitái
womanbagoyá
waterzereré
firendamizyá
stonemuruá
maizezyiá
tapirtaní

References

  1. 1 2 3 Puruborá at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.


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