Puri language
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| Puri | |
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| Puri–Coroado | |
| Kwaytikindo | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Puri people |
| Extinct | late 19th century[1] |
| Revival | unknown L2 speakers[2] |
Purian
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | prr |
| Glottolog | puri1262 Puri |
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Puri (Puri: Kwaytikindo 'language') is an extinct and revitalizing language of eastern Brazil, spoken by the Puri people. It ceased being spoken sometime in the 19th century, but the Puri people have begun to use the language once more. It can be considered a language isolate, with the related Coroado language seen as a dialect.
Classification
[edit | edit source]Puri is part of the eponymous Purian language family, composed of Coroado, Puri and possibly Waitaká, which is unattested. Previously, the Koropó language was seen as Purian,[3] but it has been proven to be part of the Maxakalían languages instead.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]In the 2010s, a Puri language revitalization project was launched in the indigenous village of Maraká’nà (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro State.[5] In 2021, a primer was published.[6]
Phonology
[edit | edit source]The following phonemic inventory of Puri, based on phonological data from various scholars, was proposed by Neto in 2007.[7][3]
Consonants
[edit | edit source]| Bilabial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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| Plosive | b ᵐp p | t | k | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
| Sibilant affricate | t̠ʃ | ||||
| Sibilant fricative | ʃ | ||||
| Approximant | j | ||||
| Tap/flap | ɾ |
Vowels
[edit | edit source]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | (ɨ) | u |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open | ä |
It is uncertain if [ɨ] existed in Puri.
Vocabulary
[edit | edit source]Numerals
[edit | edit source]| Numeral | Puri |
|---|---|
| 1 | omi |
| 2 | kuriri |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Puri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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