Guariba Arára (Arara do Rio Guariba, or Arara of Guariba River) is a poorly attested Tupian language of the Monde branch. It is spoken on the Guariba River in the northern part of Aripuanã Indigenous Park of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, Brazil.
| Guariba Arára | |
|---|---|
| Arara do Rio Guariba | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
According to Moore (2005), Arara do Rio Guariba is closely related to the Cinta Larga dialect cluster, and also shares some features with Suruí.[1] 26 words were collected by Hargreaves in 2001.[2] It remains unclassified due to the lack of data.
Vocabulary
editBelow are the Arara do Rio Guariba words that Inês Hargreaves had elicited from D. Nazaré Medina Arara on June 12, 2001:[2]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Arara do Rio Guariba água water itxera / ĩtʃera peixe (pacu) pacu mborip kabɛ anta tapir waøa / wasa mutum curassow wakuia / wakuya arara macaw awala / awalap cujubim red-throated piping guan tuap / twap macaco-barrigudo woolly monkey mbasai kot coatá spider monkey alimɛ’ jacamim trumpeter tamalia / tamaliap caititu collared peccary mbɛbɛcot / mbebecot queixada white-lipped peccary mbɛbɛ criança homem boy oi criança mulher girl kuña onça jaguar mbeku gato (maracajá) margay mbeku banana banana mbukuba / mukuba aranha spider saipɛ olho eye ña kap / oña kap pé foot pipɛ guariba howler monkey ʔalimɛ cutia agouti wakĩn veado deer itiap / tiap filho son kuiã jacu guan tanoap água water itʃera cinta larga Cinta Larga people ’kurumĩn
References
edit- ^ Moore, Denny. 2005. Classificação interna da família lingüística Mondé. Estudos Lingüísticos 34: 515-520. (PDF)
- ^ a b Hargreaves, Inês. 2007. Lista de palavras transcritas por Inês Hargreaves, de dois grupos ao norte do Parque Aripuanã, RO. Unpublished manuscript.
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