Yuruna languages

The Yuruna languages (or Jurúna languages[1]) of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family.

Yuruna
Jurúna
Geographic
distribution
Brazil
Linguistic classificationTupian
  • Yuruna
Glottologyuru1262

They are Jurúna, Maritsauá, and Xipaya.

Varieties

Below is a list of Yuruna language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[2]

The Instituto Socioambiental lists Yudja and the extinct Arupaia (Arupai), Xipaia, Peapaia, Aoku (not identified), and Maritsawá.[3]

References

  1. Carvalho, Fernando O. de. 2019. Revisitando o Proto-Jurúna: a reconstrução da série de oclusivas orais. In: Oliveira, Edna dos Santos; Eduardo A. Vasconcelos; Romário D. Sanches (eds.) Estudos Linguísticos na Amazônia. Campinas: Pontes Editores.
  2. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
  3. Instituto Socioambiental


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