Mainatari language

Mainatari (Maihanatari) is an extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela that was spoken on the Castaña-Paraná, a tributary of the Siapa River in the Orinoco basin.[1][2] It is closely related to Yabahana.

Mainatari
Maihanatari
Native toVenezuela
RegionSiapa River (Orinoco basin)
Extinct(date missing)
Arawakan
  • Northern
    • Mainatari
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)

Vocabulary

Mainatari is poorly attested. Only 52 words were collected by Johann Natterer in 1831.[1]:596 Mainatari words from Ramirez (2019), cited form Natterer (1831), are given below:[1]

Portuguese gloss
(original)
English gloss
(translated)
Mainatari
cabeçahead-júhu-dau
cabelohair-ʃehi
orelhaear-tehĩn
olhoeye-awi
nariznose-ti
bocamouth-numa
dentetooth-aida
foot-eti
coxathigh-hohi
mãohand-kapi
barrigabelly-paga
carnemeat-ʃné
branco (pessoa)white (person)jalanai
irmãobrotherbaaba, -iejú
irmãsistermeme, -tegau
antatapirama-hingo
peixefishmaʃatʃi
solsunkamóhu
luamoonkamu (?)
estrelastarsiwi
águawateruni
casahousepaigü
fogofireikatʃe
eumeno-
quê?what?maĩna
cão; animal de criaçãodog; domesticated animalbiga-di
antatapiramáhingo
queixadaTayassu pecarihapitʃa
veadodeeranhinga
onçajaguarʃawü
mutumCracidaetumuku
urumutumNothocrax urumutumʃahimahin
cujubimPipile cujubikoragü
urubuvulturewagu
araramacawitihĩn
jabutiChelonoidis tortoiseʃanaʃu
peixefishmaʃatʃi
jamaru (cabaça)gourdkakuhida
mandiocamaniockehi / keʃi
beijubeijukai
milhomaizetʃono
bananabananabanala
arcobowkurapa
canoacanoeiʃaa
caxiricauimʃaraki
machadoaxeʃipala
potebowlorusu
redenetmengü
zarabatanablowpipewatahũn
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gollark: Very fast relative to space distances.
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gollark: That definition seems kind of useless.

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