Natú | |
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Peagaxinan | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | Alagoas |
Extinct | ca. 1900 ? |
unclassified | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
qjm | |
Glottolog |
natu1248 |
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. [1]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items. [1]
gloss | Natú |
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tooth | tul'usoː |
man | pikuaː |
sun | kra-shuloː |
moon | kra-uáve |
earth | atiseːreː |
tobacco | barí |
Natu as spoken by Natu caboclos in Colégio, Alagoas: [2]
Portuguese gloss (original) |
English gloss (translated) |
Natu |
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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 tortoise |
kati |
mandioca | manioc | grogó |
feijão | bean | ma, tsaká |
tabaco, fumo | tobacco, smoke | bazé |