From Handwiki | Arára | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Mato Grosso |
| Extinct | 20th century |
Language family | unclassified |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | axg |
| Glottolog | mato1253[1] |
Mato Grosso Arára (also disambiguated as Arara do Beiradão or Arara do Rio Branco, and also known as Koaiá ~ Koayá) is an extinct unclassified language of Brazil . The ethnic population that spoke the language numbers about 150.
The language is unclassified, with no known connections to established families. It is attested in a single word list, which shows it is neither Tupian nor Arawakan. Four people remembered the language in 2001, and two in 2008, but none were fluent speakers.[2]
| Mato Grosso Arára | English |
|---|---|
| mbaja | child |
| no pai | claw |
| kubai wit | to drink |
| no beʃia | ear |
| no ka pĩn | eye |
| areka | fire |
| no pia | foot |
| nukij | good |
| mbap | hair |
| kopap | head |
| nduka | louse |
| be ʃa | mouth |
| no jan | nose |
| wjaʔ | stone |
| noĩn | tooth |
| adɛ | water |
Categories: [Indigenous languages of the Americas]