Extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela
Mainatari (Maihanatari) is an extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela that was spoken on the Castaña-Paraná, a tributary of the Siapa River in the Orinoco basin.[ 1] [ 2] It is closely related to Yabahana .
Vocabulary
Mainatari is poorly attested. Only 52 words were collected by Johann Natterer in 1831.[ 1] : 73 Mainatari words from Ramirez (2019), cited from Natterer (1831), are given below:[ 3]
Portuguese gloss (original)
English gloss (translated)
Mainatari
cabeça
head
-júhu-dau
cabelo
hair
-ʃehi
orelha
ear
-tehĩn
olho
eye
-awi
nariz
nose
-ti
boca
mouth
-numa
dente
tooth
-aida
pé
foot
-eti
coxa
thigh
-hohi
mão
hand
-kapi
barriga
belly
-paga
carne
meat
-ʃné
branco (pessoa)
white (person)
jalanai
irmão
brother
baaba, -iejú
irmã
sister
meme, -tegau
anta
tapir
ama-hingo
peixe
fish
maʃatʃi
sol
sun
kamóhu
lua
moon
kamu (?)
estrela
star
siwi
água
water
uni
casa
house
paigü
fogo
fire
ikatʃe
eu
me
no-
quê?
what?
maĩna
cão; animal de criação
dog; domesticated animal
biga-di
anta
tapir
amáhingo
queixada
Tayassu pecari
hapitʃa
veado
deer
anhinga
onça
jaguar
ʃawü
mutum
Cracidae
tumuku
urumutum
Nothocrax urumutum
ʃahimahin
cujubim
Pipile cujubi
koragü
urubu
vulture
wagu
arara
macaw
itihĩn
jabuti
Chelonoidis tortoise
ʃanaʃu
peixe
fish
maʃatʃi
jamaru (cabaça)
gourd
kakuhida
mandioca
manioc
kehi / keʃi
beiju
beiju
kai
milho
maize
tʃono
banana
banana
banala
arco
bow
kurapa
canoa
canoe
iʃaa
caxiri
cauim
ʃaraki
machado
axe
ʃipala
pote
bowl
orusu
rede
net
mengü
zarabatana
blowpipe
watahũn
References
Official language Indigenous languages
Non-Native languages Sign languages