Natú language
| Natú | |
|---|---|
| Peagaxinan | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Alagoas |
| Ethnicity | Natú people |
| Extinct | late 20th century |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qjm | |
| Glottolog | natu1248 |
 Map of the Natú language | |
Natú (a.k.a. Peagaxinan) is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. It was originally spoken on the Ipanema River in the Cariri area near present-day Porto Real do Colégio by the Natú people.[1] It is so poorly attested that "only Greenberg dares to classify [it]".[2]
Vocabulary
[edit]Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[1]
gloss Natú tooth tul'usoː man pikuaː sun kra-shuloː moon kra-uáve earth atiseːreː tobacco barí
Loukotka (1963)
[edit]| French gloss (original) |
English gloss (translated) |
Šokó [Natú][1] |
|---|---|---|
| arc | bow | sabue |
| chien | dog | bašiú |
| dent | tooth | tuľuso |
| eau | water | krananan |
| étoile | star | inkó |
| femme | woman | áspikiá |
| feu | fire | atika |
| flèche | arrow | ikrō |
| grand | large | akómá |
| hache | ax | ikrā |
| homme | man | pikuá |
| langue | tongue | avēľa |
| lune | moon | kra-uáve |
| main | hand | krasiá |
| maison | house | gandiľá |
| œil | eye | tuľusō |
| petit | small | kinefá |
| pied | foot | vēsirē |
| soleil | sun | kra-šulo |
| tabac | tobacco | bazí |
| terre | earth | atisere |
| tête | head | tipia |
Pompeu Sobrinho (1958)
[edit]Natu as spoken by Natu caboclos in Colégio, Alagoas:[4]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Natu estréla star iroinkó fogo fire shakishá água water kraunã Rio São Francisco São Francisco River Opára cachimbo smoking pipe katuká cachimbo cerimonial ceremonial pipe kuzipé maracá maraca shishiá dinheiro money meré mulher woman pikwá gente estranha strangers zitók boi ox krazó ovelha sheep sêprun jacaré alligator gozê jaboti red-footed tortoise or
yellow-footed tortoisekati mandioca manioc grogó feijão bean ma, tsaká tabaco, fumo tobacco, smoke bazé
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ Moseley, Christopher; Asher, R. E.; Tait, Mary (1994), Atlas of the world's languages, London ; New York: Routledge, p. 70, ISBN 978-0-415-01925-5
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1963). "Documents et vocabulaires inédits de langues et de dialectes sud-américains". Journal de la Société des Américanistes (in French). 52 (1): 7–60. doi:10.3406/jsa.1963.2001. ISSN 0037-9174.
- ^ Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19.
- Meader, R. E. (1978). Indios do nordeste. Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brasilia: SIL Internacional. pp. 65–92.
- Nimuendajú, Curt: Lista comparativa com 19 itens Natu. Pasta nº. 6 del Archivo da Sala Lingüística del Departamento de Antropología del Museo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.
- Oliveira, Carlos Estevão de. mss. e informações. Rev. Mus. Paul, 17. São Paulo, 1931.
- Pompeu Sobrinho, Th. (1958): Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste. Boletim de Antropologia, 2(1). Fortaleza, 1958. (Lista vocabular nº 4, com 17 itens).