Tapajó language
Extinct language of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tapajó language is an extinct and unclassified language. In the 1660s, it, along with the language of the neighboring Urucucú, was used for catechism, as the people did not speak Tupinamba (Lingua geral). Records of the language have been lost. All that remain are three names: Tapajó as the name of the tribe, the name of their chief, Orucurá, and Aura, which was identified with the Christian devil. These names cannot be explained as Tupi [1] and nothing appears to have been preserved of the neighboring Urucucú language.[2]
The Tapajós river is named after the Tapajó people.[3]
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