Boran languages

Bora–Witoto language of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Boran (also known as Bora–Muinane, Bora–Muiname, Bóran, Miranyan, Miranya, Bórano) is a small language family, consisting of just two languages.

Geographic
distribution
northwestern Amazon
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families (Bora–Witoto?)
Subdivisions
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Boran
BoraMuinane
Geographic
distribution
northwestern Amazon
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families (Bora–Witoto?)
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologbora1262
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Languages

The two Boran languages are:

Loukotka (1968) also lists Nonuya, a Witotoan language, spoken at the sources of the Cahuinari River, as a Boran language. As of 1964, only a few words had been documented.[1]

Synonymy

  • The name Muinane has been used to refer to the Muinane language (Bora Muinane) of the Boran family and also to the Nipode language (Witoto Muinane) of the Witotoan family.

Genetic relations

Aschmann (1993) proposed that the Boran and Witotoan language families were related, in a Bora–Witoto stock. Echeverri & Seifart (2016) refute the connection.

Language contact

Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Choko, Guahibo, Tukano, Witoto-Okaina, Yaruro, Arawak, and Tupi language families due to contact in the Caquetá River basin region.[2]

An automated computational analysis (ASJP 4) by Müller et al. (2013)[3] found lexical similarities with Arawakan (especially the Resigaro language in particular) due to contact.

Vocabulary

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

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glossBoraImihitäMuinane
one dzonéretenétogünésánótro
two miniékeʔemibáköminóke
head mée-níguoemé-eníkoaenígai
eye ma-ádzikma-átxeadíge
tooth mée-goaxéme-kuáxeígaino
man guáxpikoaxpígáife
water néspakionögʔbögʔkónegfuáyu
fire köxöguakixúguaköxögai
sun nöʔögbwanöxbáneʔegbua
maize öxeʔeöxehubédya
jaguar oíbeouíbehöku
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Proto-language

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Proto-Bora–Muinane
Reconstruction ofBoran languages
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Proto-Bora–Muinane reconstructions by Seifart and Echeverri (2015):[4]

More information Proto-Bora–Muinane reconstructions by Seifart and Echeverri (2015), no. ...
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