The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.

Varieties

Loukotka (1968) lists the following names for Mundurucú language varieties, including names of unattested varieties.^[1]

• Mundurucú / Paiquizé / Pari / Weidéñe - originally spoken along the Tapajós River, now on the Urariá River and Maué-assú River, Amazonas.
• Kuruáya / Caravare / Curivere / Guahuara / Curuapa - spoken on the Curua River, now perhaps extinct.

Proto-language

Some Proto-Mundurukú reconstructions by Picanço (2005) are as follows.^[2]

English gloss	Proto-Mundurukú
wild cat	**sipɔrɔ
macaw, sp.	**sipaLa
It burned.	**o-si-pik
bird	**oasɨ̃
manioc	**masɨk
babaçu	**kosɨ
fish, sp.	**isɨe
snake	**pɨy
leaf	**tɨp / **Lɨp
sling	**tobɨy / **Lobɨy
my cultivated garden	**o-kɨʔ
an old lady	**abɨt
the day after tomorrow	**kɨyaCe
to go	**Cɨ / **Dɨ
my name	**o-bɨtet
It's cold.	**i-Cɨk
Who?	**abɨ
my finger/hand	**o-bɨʔ
It's smoked.	**i-pɨrɨk
piquia tree	**ʃaʔip
fire/firewood	**Laʃa
I slept.	**oʃet
ant, sp.	**wiʃaʔ
fish, sp.	**Laʃew/oy
chief	**toʃaw
louse	**kip
child	**bɨkit
mosquito	**tʃik
be hot	**takjVp

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