Marawan language
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| Marawán | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Palikur people |
| Extinct | early 20th century |
Arawakan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mara1408 |
| Linguasphere | 82-AEA-ab |
Marawán is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil.[1][2] It is known only from a wordlist published by Paul Rivet and Pierre Reinburg in 1921.
Vocabulary
[edit]| Marawan | gloss |
|---|---|
| kutru | agouti |
| paaktexą | tree |
| katnexą | two trees |
| pladno | banana |
| ilapa, īrăpă | to drink |
| pi-biu, pe-beiu | banana |
| pu-ana, pu-anį | arm |
| tsērnŭtĭ | hair |
| peolo | dog |
| inni | sky |
| e | God |
| ximēkuī | to sleep |
| ūnĭ | water |
References
[edit]- ↑ van den Bel, Martijn (1995). "Palikur Myths from French Guiana". Yumtzilob: Tijdschrift over de America. 7 (4). Yumtzilob: 276. ISSN 0926-3624.
- ↑ "Glottolog 5.2 - Marawan". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ Rivet, Paul; Reinburg, P. (1921). "Les Indiens Marawan". Journal de la société des américanistes. 13 (1): 103–118. doi:10.3406/jsa.1921.2907.
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