The Yuruna languages (or Jurúna languages) of
Brazil form a branch of the
Tupian language family.
They are
Jurúna,
Maritsauá, and
Xipaya.
Varieties
Below is a list of Yuruna language varieties listed by
Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.
*Yuruna / Paru-podeari - spoken on the middle course of the
Xingú River.
*Arupai / Urupaya - once spoken on the
Xingú River south of the Yuruna tribe. (Unattested.)
*Shipaya / Achipaya / Jacipoya - once spoken on the
Iriri River and
Curua River, now probably extinct.
*Manitsauá / Mantizula - spoken in a single village on the
Manissauá-Miçu River
The Manissauá-Miçu River is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Mato Grosso
List of rivers in Mato Grosso (States of Brazil, Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tri ...
, tributary of the
Xingú River.
The lists
Yudja and the extinct Arupaia (Arupai), Xipaia, Peapaia, Aoku (not identified), and Maritsawá.
Instituto Socioambiental
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References
Tupian languages
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