| Aroaqui | |
|---|---|
| Aroaki | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Lower Rio Negro |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | aroa1234 |
Aroaqui (Aroaki) is an extinct Arawakan language of Brazil that was spoken in the lower Rio Negro region, probably on the banks of the Cuieiras River.[1][2] Some Aroaqui groups were also located around the mouth of the Amazon River near Macapá.[1]: 14
Aroaqui and Parawana are closely related, and may be the same language.[1]
Vocabulary
Aroaqui vocabulary (flora, fauna and cultural artifacts) collected by Johann Natterer (1832) in Airão:[3]
| English | Aroaqui |
|---|---|
| giant armadillo | aʃana |
| long-nosed armadillo | kabau |
| South American tapir | waʃapi |
| white-lipped peccary | uʃabɨ |
| collared peccary | biiʃa |
| deer | botʃu |
| jaguar | itanamale |
| cougar | witʃalaule (witʃaule 'red') |
| dog | juba |
| manatee | habɨna |
| duck | uluma |
| Columbidae | jakokoa |
| Cracidae | pawi |
| chicken | paikula |
| red-and-green macaw | hana |
| blue-and-yellow macaw | kaliba |
| Psittacidae | huaru |
| Psophia | kolüma |
| Tinamous | mami |
| alligator | atule |
| Chelonoidis | khooli |
| sepia-capped flycatcher | koati |
| fish | wöni |
| piraíba | polauiwa |
| redtail catfish | dumma |
| Pseudoplatystoma | kulötʃi |
| pirarucu | metauü |
| yam (vegetable) | dɨtʃu |
| manioc | kanöti |
| boiled and grounded manioc leaves (see maniva) | kabünakadi |
| mbeju | tʃüi |
| tapioca | haiwei |
| grass | kabatʃai |
| corn | kawitʃi |
| banana | a(u)waʃi |
| tobacco | lɨbaʃada / pɨtuma(t)ʃe (< nheengatu) |
| arch | obɨduwai |
| arrow | no(-)bɨne |
| club (weapon) | khoipeda |
| witch | jadama |
| acoustic horn | no(-)pole |
| canoe | kanoa |
| cauim | jalakö |
| demon | maiʃé |
| God + Mary, mother of Jesus | Kawale + Menétʃu |
| knife | malia |
| axe | tauwai |
| jug | janawi |
| Mouriri | oaʃanai |
| net | amaka |
References
- Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510234.4. ISBN 978-65-251-0234-4.
- Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas Archived 2021-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília.
- Ramirez, Henri (2021-02-22). Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak: Acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Enciclopédia das línguas Arawak (in Brazilian Portuguese). Curitiba, PR: Editora Crv. ISBN 978-65-251-0231-3.