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Extinct Tupi language of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Potiguara is an extinct Tupi language formerly used by the Potiguara people of Brazil.
This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (January 2024) |
Potiguára words collected from an elderly male rememberer living in São Francisco, Pernambuco by Paul Wagner in 1961:[2]
Portuguese gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Potiguára |
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casa | house | ɔka |
comida feita da mandioca | food made from cassava | patʰιšə |
farinha de mandioca (mandioca mole) | cassava flour (soft cassava) | pisikʰa |
mandioca numa bola para guardar | cassava ball (for storage) | kařimə |
manipueira da mandioca | cassava plant | kənšikə |
animal (teiú) | animal (Tupinambis lizard) | dzižuảsu |
arma de pesca | fishing weapon | ləndʷa; šɔkʰI; phusa |
ave (perdiz) | bird (partridge) | nʌmbu |
bicho | insect | mʌʔmʌndʷa |
bicho da lama | type of insect | lɔʰhɔřu |
cama de pau | wooden bed | kảtảtảu |
camarão (espécie) | shrimp (species) | ařatʰʌya |
caracol | snail | masuñi |
comida do mato | bush food | pokumə |
frutinha | small fruit | křařwata |
ostra | oyster | mařiskʰo |
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