Yuruna languages
Tupian language branch of Brazil
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The Yuruna languages (or Jurúna languages[1]) of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family.
Geographic
distributionXingu River and tributatires, Brazil
distributionXingu River and tributatires, Brazil
| Yuruna | |
|---|---|
| Jurúna | |
| Geographic distribution | Xingu River and tributatires, Brazil |
| Linguistic classification | Tupian
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | yuru1262 |
Varieties
Below is a list of Yuruna language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[2]
- Yuruna / Paru-podeari - spoken on the middle course of the Xingú River.
- Arupai / Urupaya - once spoken on the Xingú River south of the Yuruna tribe. (Unattested.)
- Shipaya / Achipaya / Jacipoya - once spoken on the Iriri River and Curua River, now probably extinct.
- Manitsauá / Mantizula - spoken in a single village on the Manissauá-Miçu River, tributary of the Xingú River.
The Instituto Socioambiental lists Yudja and the extinct Arupaia (Arupai), Xipaia, Peapaia, Aoku (not identified), and Maritsawá.[3]
