Guariba Arára language

Guariba Arára (Arara do Rio Guariba, or Arara of Guariba River) is a poorly attested Tupian language of the Monde branch. It is spoken on the Guariba River in the northern part of Aripuanã Indigenous Park of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Guariba Arára
Arara do Rio Guariba
Native toBrazil
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3

According to Moore (2005), Arara do Rio Guariba is closely related to the Cinta Larga dialect cluster, and also shares some features with Suruí.[1] 26 words were collected by Hargreaves in 2001.[2] It remains unclassified due to the lack of data.

Vocabulary

Below are the Arara do Rio Guariba words that Inês Hargreaves had elicited from D. Nazaré Medina Arara on June 12, 2001:[2]

Portuguese gloss
(original)
English gloss
(translated)
Arara do Rio Guariba
águawateritxera / ĩtʃera
peixe (pacu)pacumborip kabɛ
antatapirwaøa / wasa
mutumcurassowwakuia / wakuya
araramacawawala / awalap
cujubimred-throated piping guantuap / twap
macaco-barrigudowoolly monkeymbasai kot
coatáspider monkeyalimɛ’
jacamimtrumpetertamalia / tamaliap
caititucollared peccarymbɛbɛcot / mbebecot
queixadawhite-lipped peccarymbɛbɛ
criança homemboyoi
criança mulhergirlkuña
onçajaguarmbeku
gato (maracajá)margaymbeku
bananabananambukuba / mukuba
aranhaspidersaipɛ
olhoeyeña kap / oña kap
footpipɛ
guaribahowler monkeyʔalimɛ
cutiaagoutiwakĩn
veadodeeritiap / tiap
filhosonkuiã
jacuguantanoap
águawateritʃera
cinta largaCinta Larga people’kurumĩn

References

  1. Moore, Denny. 2005. Classificação interna da família lingüística Mondé. Estudos Lingüísticos 34: 515-520. (PDF)
  2. Hargreaves, Inês. 2007. Lista de palavras transcritas por Inês Hargreaves, de dois grupos ao norte do Parque Aripuanã, RO. Unpublished manuscript.


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