Matanawí
Native toBrazil
RegionAmazonas
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
qfu
Glottologmata1275

Matanawi (Matanauí, Mitandua, Moutoniway) was a divergent Amazonian language that appears to be distantly related to the Muran languages. It was originally spoken on the Castanha River and Madeirinha River in Amazonas State.[1]

Vocabulary

The only existing word list for Matanawi is that of Curt Nimuendajú (1925).[2]

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Matanawí.[1]

glossMatanawí
oneyípaʔã
twowatoronaʔã
heada-pazi
eara-tahuzi
tootha-rüzi
handú-suzi
womanmapivã
waterapi
fire
stoneayá
maizeiwarí
tapirawiyá

References

  1. 1 2 Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  2. Nimuendajú, Curt. 1925. As Tribus do Alto Madeira. Journal de la Société des Américanistes XVII. 137-172. (PDF)


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