Purí language

Extinct language of eastern Brazil
Purí
Native toBrazil
EthnicityPurí people
ExtinctLate 19th century[1]
Language family
Macro-Gê
  • Purian
    • Purí
Language codes
ISO 639-3prr
Glottologpuri1262  Puri

Purí is an extinct language of eastern Brazil.

In the 2010s, a Puri language revitalization project was launched in the indigenous village of Maraká’nà (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro State.[2]

Phonology

A hypothetical inventory of Purí, based on phonological data from various scholars, was created by Neto in 2007.[3][4]

Consonants

Consonants of Purí
Bilabial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive b ᵐp p t k
Nasal m n ɲ
Sibilant affricate t̠ʃ
Sibilant fricative ʃ
Approximant j
Tap/flap ɾ

Vowels

Vowels of Purí
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ ? u
Close-mid e o
Open ä

References

  1. ^ Purí at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ PURI, Txâma Xambé; PURI, Tutushamum; PURI, Xindêda. Kwaytikindo: retomada linguística Puri. In: Revista Brasileira de Línguas Indígenas - RBLI. Macapá, v. 3, n. 2, p. 77-101. doi:10.18468/rbli.2020v3n2.p77-101
  3. ^ "Puri". South American Phonological Inventory Database (SAPhon v2.1.0). UC Berkeley. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ Neto, Ambrósio Pereira da Silva (2007). "Revisão da Classificaçao Da Família Lingüística Purí" (PDF): 23. Retrieved 23 November 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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