Pauxi language
Extinct Cariban language
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Pauxi is an extinct Cariban language of Brazil, once spoken on the right bank of the middle course of the Erepecurú River (Cuminá River) in Brazil.[2][1]
Vocabulary
| Gloss | Pauxi |
|---|---|
| sun | icire |
| moon | noune |
| star | siriké |
| day | oménoro |
| night | coco |
| rain | cono-on |
| thunder | capo |
| sky | topeu |
| water | touna |
| river | touna icouaca |
| man | tolo |
| woman | orice |
| child | moriré |
| brother | yacono |
| my husband | ouamo |
| my wife | iama |
| fish | coumata |
| hook | yamta |
| cassava | jouro |
| manioc flour (couac) | caïama |
| arrow | préou |
| dog | aouara |
| tapir | ouaou |
| doe | gouchaou |
| tiger | caïcousso |
| egg | pomo |
| chicken | caïtara |
| curassow | paouïs |
| macaw | couyara |
| trahira | aïmara |
| yellow-spotted river turtle | chaouaro |
| piranha | poune |
| small | acatapico |
| large | acane |
| to eat | mamaou |
| wait for me | camaïto |
| make fire | miouto |
| to leave | machiconé |
