Natú language

Natú (a.k.a. Peagaxinan) is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. It was originally spoken on the Ipanema River in the Cariri area near present-day Porto Real do Colégio.

Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.


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! gloss !! Natú
 * tooth || tul'usoː
 * man || pikuaː
 * sun || kra-shuloː
 * moon || kra-uáve
 * earth || atiseːreː
 * tobacco || barí
 * }
 * moon || kra-uáve
 * earth || atiseːreː
 * tobacco || barí
 * }
 * tobacco || barí
 * }

Natu as spoken by Natu caboclos in Colégio, Alagoas:


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! Portuguese gloss (original) !! English gloss (translated) !! Natu
 * estréla || star || iroinkó
 * fogo || fire || shakishá
 * água || water || kraunã
 * Rio São Francisco || São Francisco River || Opára
 * cachimbo || smoking pipe || katuká
 * cachimbo cerimonial || ceremonial pipe || kuzipé
 * maracá || maraca || shishiá
 * dinheiro || money || meré
 * mulher || woman || pikwá
 * gente estranha || strangers || zitók
 * boi || ox || krazó
 * ovelha || sheep || sêprun
 * jacaré || alligator || gozê
 * jaboti || red-footed tortoise or yellow-footed tortoise || kati
 * mandioca || manioc || grogó
 * feijão || bean || ma, tsaká
 * tabaco, fumo || tobacco, smoke || bazé
 * }
 * gente estranha || strangers || zitók
 * boi || ox || krazó
 * ovelha || sheep || sêprun
 * jacaré || alligator || gozê
 * jaboti || red-footed tortoise or yellow-footed tortoise || kati
 * mandioca || manioc || grogó
 * feijão || bean || ma, tsaká
 * tabaco, fumo || tobacco, smoke || bazé
 * }
 * jaboti || red-footed tortoise or yellow-footed tortoise || kati
 * mandioca || manioc || grogó
 * feijão || bean || ma, tsaká
 * tabaco, fumo || tobacco, smoke || bazé
 * }
 * tabaco, fumo || tobacco, smoke || bazé
 * }
 * }