The Puruborá language of
Brazil
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is one of the
Tupian languages
The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.
Homeland and ''urheimat''
Rodrigues (2007) considers the Proto-Tupian urheimat to be somewhere betwee ...
. It is also known as: Aurã, Cujubim, Burubora, Kuyubi, Migueleno, Miguelenho or Pumbora. Specifically it is spoken in the Brazilian state of
Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). It is bordered by Acre (state), Acre in the west,
Amazonas, Brazil, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bo ...
, in
Costa Marques and around the headwaters of the Rio São Miguel tributary of the right bank of the
Guaporé. It is nearly extinct, with only two native speakers (and two in the ethnic group) reported in 2002.
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Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.
References
External links
Map at Forvo.com
* ELAR archive o
Documentation of Urgently Endangered Tupian Languages (including Puruborá)
Tupian languages
Endangered Tupian languages
Mamoré–Guaporé linguistic area
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