Matanawi language
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| Matanawí | |
|---|---|
| Matanauí, Mitandua, Moutoniway | |
| Pronunciation | [matanawˈɨ] |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Era | attested 1925 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mata1275 |
Matanawi[1] (Matanauí, Mitandua, Moutoniway) is an extinct divergent Amazonian language isolate that may be distantly related to the Muran languages. It was originally spoken on the Castanha River and Madeirinha River in Amazonas State.[2]
Vocabulary
[edit]| English | Matanawí |
|---|---|
| rainbow | turusiˈkabm |
| Madeira River (not a Toponyms in Matanawi) | kajaˈri |
| Marmelos River (not a Toponyms in Matanawi) | piruaˈri |
| canoe | anawˈa |
| oar | huˈra |
| Tipity | tipiˈti |
| path | aã |
| knife | juimã |
| hunting arch | parəˈa |
| strainer/filter | manaˈri |
| Lagenaria bowl for herbs | oˈᴐ |
| Matanawi | matanawˈɨ |
| Urupá | ʧʊakʊbm |
| Parintintín (a neighbor tribe) | tapakaˈra itoĕbeˈhẽ |
| black | mɨrɨbm / mɨˈrebn |
| Jarú | jaˈru |
| Mura people | muˈra |
| Mura people from Rio Branco, Acre? | jaˈhahĩ |
| Tamandua tetradactyla (anteater) | wiʃoˈho |
| Brown howler | uruˈrem / ʊruˈrəhm |
| parrot | awuˈru |
| hen | pataˈri |
| chameleon | ʦɨnɨˈmί |
| turtle | jawaˈri |
| Proceratophrys cururu (only word for frog)? | turuˈru |
| Pseudoplatystoma (catfish) | urukʊˈta / urukuˈta |
| Cichla ocellaris (butterfly peacock bass or Cichlid) | pariˈta / parɨˈta |
| ant | pakiˈpi |
| bee | mawˈɨ / horohoˈrᴐ |
| Enterolobium contortisiliquum (pacara earpod tree) | kuiˈmã iː / koiˈmɨ |
| head | apa zɨ |
| knee | atura paʃi jɨ |
| skin | uhᴐ zɨ |
| breast / chest? | mapã mətᴐ |
| blood | mɨĩ |
| heart | miʃi ta |
| firewood | uaː |
| smoke | ua risi |
| sky | rito |
| night | jamãru |
| ax | jaʃi |
| man | papɑ́ |
| woman | mapɨwã |
| snake | ija |
| fish | mami |
| tree | ɨ |
| cotton | wakɨsi |
| red | awu zɨ |
Comparison between Matanawí language and Pirahã:
| English | Matanawí | Pirahã/Múra-Pirahã |
|---|---|---|
| language | ihuzɨ | ipopaj |
| lips | ɲaruzɨohᴐ | apipaj |
| ear | atahuzɨ | apopaj |
| hair | apa zi jaa | apapataj |
| thigh | aritʊzɨ, aritᴐzi | akuapaj |
| mouth | ɲaru zɨ | kaopaj |
| tooth | arɨzɨ | atopaj |
| nose | natuzi | itopaj |
| eye | tuʃiji | kupaj |
| arm | apiji | atoewe |
| hand | ũsu zɨ | upaj |
| nail (hand nail, singular) | ũsuzɨhᴐ | upapaj |
| leg | aturazɨ | ipopaj |
| foot | iʃijɨ | apaj |
| water | apɨ | pe |
| fire | ua | wai |
| rain | apɨ | pe |
| moon | ka | kahaiai |
| earth / soil? | wɨsa | bege |
| stone/rock | aja | aapuuj |
| sun | viː | wese |
| home/house | pi | ataj |
| net (probably fishing net, rede in Portuguese has many meanings) | api | apiʃara |
| arrow/dart | awɨ | apoahaj |
| comb | parata | isowe |
| belt | kɨnũ | pahoese |
| pan/pot | wata | waaj |
| sticks for making fire | ɨ | ie |
| honey | ʦɨza | ahaj |
| corn | iwari | tihuahaj |
| Manihot esculenta/Yuca/Cassava | mĩ | iʃehe |
| Tobacco | ɨsəki | iʧehe |
Nimuendajú (1925)
[edit]A few words collected by Curt Nimuendajú in 1922, from Indian João Comprido (resident in Surupy, Lower Marmelos River), are given below
Toponyms
[edit]| English | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| Madeira River | kayarí |
| Marmelos River | piruarí |
| Branco River | apɨ wakɨramĩ |
| Aripuanã River | yaʊʃí |
Ethnonyms
[edit]| Portuguese | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| white | tʃuenayã́, tʃueanã́ |
| Indian | rɨnĩ́ isã́ |
| Matanawi | matanawɨ́ |
| Urupá | tʃʊakʊbm, tuwikə́m |
| Arára (from Aripuanã River) | pik.ód |
| Múra-Piraha | piriaháĩ |
| Parintintin | tapakará; itoẽbehẽ́ |
| Tribe from Paxiuba River (Aripuanã River) | tupiokón |
| Tribe from Aripuanã River | apiyipã́ |
| black | mɨrɨ́bm, mɨrébn |
| angry indian (?) "indio bravo" | rɨnĩ amarizɨ́ |
| Torá | tʊrá, turá |
| Jaru | yarú |
| Arára (Preto River) | mará |
| Múra | murá |
| Múra from (Branco River) | yaháhĩ |
| anthropophagic tribe in the headwaters of Preto River (Machado River) | koʃurái |
| Munduruku/Wuy Jugu | paiʃí |
Animals
[edit]| English | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| Robust capuchin monkey | hotó, hotɔ |
| Spider monkey | wapɨ́ |
| puma | matuyaá awɨtamɨ̃ |
| otter | trarɨá |
| Tayassu pecari (pig) | rɨwã́, riwɑ̃́ |
| South American tapir | awiyã́, awiyá |
| Lowland paca | uã́ |
| Chiroptera (bat) | wawá |
| lesser anteater | wiʃohó |
| maned sloth | tahɔrɨ́ |
| tail | piyɨ́ |
| howler monkey | ʊrurə́bm, ururém |
| jaguar | matuyaá |
| dog | matú, mató |
| red brocket deer | manyɔ |
| collared peccary | mã́ |
| capybara | muitá |
| agouti | amisí |
| giant anteater | yawarí |
| armadillo | kasearí |
| bird | wiʃá |
| egg | iyɔ |
| hawk | ihasɨ́ |
| vulture | pipí |
| red-and-green macaw | ã |
| parrot | awurú |
| bare-faced curassow | iwɨ |
| guan | papasɨ, papasí |
| wing | ihɔ |
| feather | yaá |
| harpy eagle | ihasɨ wanĩ |
| king vulture | pipi wakɨ ramɨ̃ |
| blue-and-yellow macaw | pará |
| duck | urumã́ |
| Belem curassow | iwí ari |
| chicken | patarí |
| snake | iyá |
| boa constrictor | ɨrɨ́pɨrán |
| anaconda | atupiyá |
| pit viper | katiti |
| caiman | yipá |
| chameleon | cɨnɨmɨ̃ |
| tortoise | yawarí |
| tegu | apɨsɨ́ |
| turtle | paʃaʃá |
| toad | tururú |
| fish | mamĩ, mamí |
| stingray | iwahʊ, iwahó |
| knifefish | nopapá |
| pacu | tasí |
| piranha | tʃipearɨ́, ʃipiarí |
| catfish | urukʊtá, urukutá |
| peacock bass | paritá, parɨtá |
| wolf fish | tamɨ̃ |
| flea | iʃó |
| mosquito | ĩ |
| honey | cɨzá, cɨsá |
| spider | wirisɨ́ |
| ant | pakipí |
| millipede | wararáu |
| louse | ɨʃɨ́, ɨsɨ́ |
| bee | mawɨ́, horohorɔ́ |
| wasp | manɨ̃ |
| butterfly | pipiyá |
| termite | kaiwã́, kaĩwã́ |
| earthworm | yawɨsɨ́ |
Plants
[edit]| English | Matanawi |
|---|---|
| tree | ɨ |
| field | rarɨhú |
| flower | rʊãʃí |
| peel | ɨũhɔ, ɨuŋhó |
| Brazil nut tree | tʃipɨɨ́ |
| bacaba palm | touã́ |
| bamboo | tawà |
| corn | iwarí |
| manioc | mĩ |
| yam | apɨtɔ |
| annatto | aí, ái |
| tobacco | ɨsəkɨ́, iʃəki |
| banana | iwá |
| bush | ʊ̃ |
| leaf | ɨ yaá |
| fruit | rʊasí |
| root | ɨ iʃí |
| açaí palm | ɨrám |
| arrow cane | tʃiwaɨ́ |
| fish poison vine | koimɨ́, kuimã́; ĩ |
| potato | kaĩuã́, kayuã́ |
| cotton | wakɨsí |
| pepper | iʃihó |
References
[edit]
Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:Matanawi word list
- ↑ Alves, Diego (2019). Langue matanawí: Description phonologique et proposition de classification linguistique (Master's thesis). Université de la Sorbonne. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.31275.71208.
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ↑ Nimuendajú, Curt (1925). "As Tribus Do Alto Madeira". Journal de la Société des américanistes. 17: 137–172. ISSN 0037-9174.
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