Munduruku languages

The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.

Varieties
Loukotka (1968) lists the following names for Mundurucú language varieties, including names of unattested varieties.


 * Mundurucú / Paiquizé / Pari / Weidéñe - originally spoken along the Tapajós River, now on the Urariá River and Maué-assú River, Amazonas.
 * Kuruáya / Caravare / Curivere / Guahuara / Curuapa - spoken on the Curua River, now perhaps extinct.

Proto-language
Some Proto-Mundurukú reconstructions by Picanço (2005) are as follows.


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! English gloss !! Proto-Mundurukú
 * wild cat || **sipɔrɔ
 * macaw, sp. || **sipaLa
 * It burned. || **o-si-pik
 * bird || **oasɨ̃
 * manioc || **masɨk
 * babaçu || **kosɨ
 * fish, sp. || **isɨe
 * snake || **pɨy
 * leaf || **tɨp / **Lɨp
 * sling || **tobɨy / **Lobɨy
 * my cultivated garden || **o-kɨʔ
 * an old lady || **abɨt
 * the day after tomorrow || **kɨyaCe
 * to go || **Cɨ / **Dɨ
 * my name || **o-bɨtet
 * It's cold. || **i-Cɨk
 * Who? || **abɨ
 * my finger/hand || **o-bɨʔ
 * It's smoked. || **i-pɨrɨk
 * piquia tree || **ʃaʔip
 * fire/firewood || **Laʃa
 * I slept. || **oʃet
 * ant, sp. || **wiʃaʔ
 * fish, sp. || **Laʃew/oy
 * chief || **toʃaw
 * louse || **kip
 * child || **bɨkit
 * mosquito || **tʃik
 * be hot || **takjVp
 * }
 * It's cold. || **i-Cɨk
 * Who? || **abɨ
 * my finger/hand || **o-bɨʔ
 * It's smoked. || **i-pɨrɨk
 * piquia tree || **ʃaʔip
 * fire/firewood || **Laʃa
 * I slept. || **oʃet
 * ant, sp. || **wiʃaʔ
 * fish, sp. || **Laʃew/oy
 * chief || **toʃaw
 * louse || **kip
 * child || **bɨkit
 * mosquito || **tʃik
 * be hot || **takjVp
 * }
 * ant, sp. || **wiʃaʔ
 * fish, sp. || **Laʃew/oy
 * chief || **toʃaw
 * louse || **kip
 * child || **bɨkit
 * mosquito || **tʃik
 * be hot || **takjVp
 * }
 * child || **bɨkit
 * mosquito || **tʃik
 * be hot || **takjVp
 * }
 * be hot || **takjVp
 * }