Puruborá
Puruborá is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Puruborá language of Brazil is one of the Tupian languages. It is also known as Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically, it is spoken in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in Costa Marques and around the headwaters of the Rio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of the Guaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and 243 in the ethnic group in 2014) reported in 2015.
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Words in Puruborá
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | toka* | |
| ear | zapeto* | |
| nose | niua* | |
| tooth | iNka* | |
| tongue | kobeg* | |
| hand | wapitai* | |
| blood | kerewe* | |
| bone | murun* | |
| skin | tabe* | |
| knee | mihoran* | |
| breast | porabedo* | |
| water | zerere* | |
| fire | ndamiZa* | |
| sun | toka* | |
| star | tokokuyu* | |
| stone | murua* | |
| tree | uauib* | |
| leaf | mbekorotab* | |
| night | Zeu* | |
| dog | anego* | |
| fish | ipbay | |
| louse | ateb* | |
| one | mum* | |
| two | wewab* | |
| I | unu* | |
| you | en7* | |
| drink | o* | |
| path | mbe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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