Arára | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Mato Grosso |
Extinct | 20th century |
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 |
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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 |