Mato Grosso Arára language
Extinct unclassified language of Brazil
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Mato Grosso Arára (also disambiguated as Arara do Beiradão or Arara do Rio Branco, and also known as Koaiá ~ Koayá or Yugapkatã[1]) is an extinct unclassified language of Brazil.[2] The ethnic population that spoke the language numbers 249 as of 2014.[3]
2 remembers (2008)
| Arára | |
|---|---|
| Yugapkatã, Koaiá, Koayá | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso |
| Ethnicity | 249 Araras of Aripuanã (2014) |
| Extinct | 20th century 2 remembers (2008) |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | axg |
| Glottolog | mato1253 |
| ELP | Arára of Mato Grosso |
Classification
The language is unclassified, with no known connections to established families. It is attested in a few word lists, which shows it is neither Tupian nor Arawakan. Four people remembered the language in 2001, and two in 2008, but none were fluent speakers.[4]
Jolkesky (2010) notes some lexical similarities with Tupian.[5]
Vocabulary
The following vocabulary list was collected in 2001 by Inês Hargreaves from two Arara groups in the north of the Parque Aripuanã, Rondônia. The informants were João Luis V. Arara, José Rodrigues V. Arara, Maria Aruy Arara, and Ana Anita Arara.[6]
| Arara do Rio Branco | English |
|---|---|
| mbaja | child |
| no pai | claw |
| kubai wit | to drink |
| no beʃia | ear |
| no ka pĩn | eye |
| areka | fire |
| no pia | foot |
| nukij | good |
| mbap | hair |
| kopap | head |
| nduka | louse |
| be ʃa | mouth |
| no jan | nose |
| wjaʔ | stone |
| noĩn | tooth |
| adɛ | water |
For a more extensive vocabulary list of Arara by Jolkesky (2010),[5] see the corresponding Portuguese article.
