Mainatari is poorly attested. Only 52 words were collected by Johann Natterer in 1831.[ 1] : 73 Mainatari words from Ramirez (2019), cited from Natterer (1831), are given below:[ 3]
Portuguese gloss (original) English gloss (translated) Mainatari
cabeça head -júhu-dau
cabelo hair -ʃehi
orelha ear -tehĩn
olho eye -awi
nariz nose -ti
boca mouth -numa
dente tooth -aida
pé foot -eti
coxa thigh -hohi
mão hand -kapi
barriga belly -paga
carne meat -ʃné
branco (pessoa) white (person) jalanai
irmão brother baaba, -iejú
irmã sister meme, -tegau
anta tapir ama-hingo
peixe fish maʃatʃi
sol sun kamóhu
lua moon kamu (?)
estrela star siwi
água water uni
casa house paigü
fogo fire ikatʃe
eu me no-
quê? what? maĩna
cão; animal de criação dog; domesticated animal biga-di
anta tapir amáhingo
queixada Tayassu pecari hapitʃa
veado deer anhinga
onça jaguar ʃawü
mutum Cracidae tumuku
urumutum Nothocrax urumutum ʃahimahin
cujubim Pipile cujubi koragü
urubu vulture wagu
arara macaw itihĩn
jabuti Chelonoidis tortoiseʃanaʃu
peixe fish maʃatʃi
jamaru (cabaça) gourd kakuhida
mandioca manioc kehi / keʃi
beiju beiju kai
milho maize tʃono
banana banana banala
arco bow kurapa
canoa canoe iʃaa
caxiri cauim ʃaraki
machado axe ʃipala
pote bowl orusu
rede net mengü
zarabatana blowpipe watahũn