Murato language
Murato is the unattested but presumed language of the Uros of Lake Poopo in Bolivia (Adelaar 2004). The Murato have shifted to Aymara, but preserve some Uru vocabulary.
| Murato | |
|---|---|
| Chholo | |
| Native to | Bolivia |
| Region | near Lake Poopo |
| Ethnicity | Uru people |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Uru–Chipaya?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | chho1235 |
Varieties
Varieties listed by Loukotka (1968):[1]
- Murato / Kandoshi / Canduashi / Roamaina - spoken between the Morona River and Pastaza River, Peru
- Shapra / Ifiuru / Zapa - spoken in the same region on the Pusaga River
- Pinche / LIepa / Uchpa / Avaza - language of an unknown tribe from the same region, spoken on the Corrientes River (unattested)
- Chirino - extinct language once spoken in the Cordillera del Condor and on the Chirino River, department of Cajamarca (a few words documented)
- Sacata - extinct language once spoken in the village of Socota on the Chota River in the department of Cajamarca (a few words documented)
- Rabona - extinct language once spoken in the district of Santiago de las Montañas, Loja province, Ecuador (a few words documented)
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Murato dialects.[1]
gloss Murato Shapra Chirino one minumpta minápta two tsímboro tsímboro head módzik móchi eye k-áchik ua-áchu woman kísa kísha fire sumádzi somási sun shári shári star tsangáchi maize iwwáto iwuádu yungato house pangózi pangósi white kantsirpi kantsérpi
References
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
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