Manao is a long-extinct Arawakan language of Brazil. The Manaos gave their name to the present-day city of Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazonas in Brazil.
Vocabulary
Manao vocabulary (flora, fauna, and cultural artifacts) collected by Barcelos (1831) and von Spix in 1819:[2]
| English | Manao |
|---|---|
| opossum (mucura) | uwajali |
| anteater | juni |
| sloth | awü |
| giant armadillo | iweti |
| paca | gaa |
| agouti | ba(i)jua |
| green acouchi (cutiuaia) | adili |
| squirrel | meeri |
| rat | körü |
| tapir | keema |
| white-lipped peccary | aija |
| collared peccary | abiádʒi |
| deer | majuli |
| coati | kaabi |
| otter | inewi |
| jaguar (onça) | hakurana |
| dog | idi / üdi |
| titi monkey (zogue-zogue) | okukule |
| tufted capuchin | uawa |
| saki monkey (cuxiu) | witʃa |
| bat | pirö |
| boto | hunari |
| manatee | jabɨna |
| duck | uwai |
| wild duck (marreca) | wanana |
| pigeon / dove | ulúju |
| white-tipped dove (juruti) | e’i |
| curassow (mutum) | awátuköri |
| nocturnal curassow (urumutum) | atʃiri |
| rooster / cock | kalaka |
| vulture (urubu) | w(u)au |
| harpy eagle | kukui |
| scarlet macaw | umadua |
| yellow macaw | kajalu |
| parrot | weu |
| grey-winged trumpeter (jacamim) | dolitʃami |
| tinamou (inambu) | mami |
| alligator / caiman | atule |
| yellow-footed tortoise (jabuti) | ikúli |
| turtle | méta |
| big-headed Amazon river turtle (cabeçudo) | (u)wa |
| yellow-spotted river turtle (tracajá) | talikaja |
| fish | baikötʃiiki |
| goliath catfish (piraíba) | (u)waitʃawana |
| redtail catfish (pirarara) | duma |
| tiger shovelnose catfish (surubim) | kulöri |
| arapaima (pirarucu) | mejauü |
| horse-fly (mutuca) | erekury (Spix) |
| gourd bowl (cuia) | jamalu |
| gourd / watermelon | jölölu |
| coca | hipadu |
| yam (cará) | ödüru |
| cassava (mandioca) | kanɨri |
| cassava shrub (maniva) | kanikati |
| cassava flour (farinha) | khönökhünödü |
| cassava bread (beiju) | abutu |
| tapioca | ɨkaiwati |
| grass | kalauü |
| maize / corn | awati |
| banana | banala |
| bean | athataɨku |
| guarana | töwe |
| tobacco | aili |
| pipe (smoking?) | -itʃakörü |
| bow | kulapa |
| arrow | palátakö |
| shaman / sorcerer | apa(i)liátiri / maly (Spix) |
| horn / trumpet | kuama |
| canoe | iitʃa |
| caxiri (indigenous beer) | kolua |
| demon / devil | kamanja / kamainha (Spix) + saráwa (Spix) |
| God | Wemekeer / Mawary (Spix) |
| knife | malie |
| axe | eethi |
| clay pot | humeeki |
| jar (camuti) | -olawa |
| grater (ralo) | dága |
| hammock | -khira |
| blowgun (zarabatana) | julua |
| blowgun dart | ɨkö, julua |
References
- ↑ Spix, Johann Baptist von; Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von; Lloyd, Hannibal Evans (1824). Travels in Brazil, in the years 1817-1820. Undertaken by command of His Majesty the King of Bavaria. Brown University Library. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.
- ↑ Ramirez, Henri (2020). Enciclopédia das línguas arawak: acrescida de seis novas línguas e dois bancos de dados. Vol. 4 (1 ed.). Curitiba: Editora CRV. doi:10.24824/978652510231.3. ISBN 978-65-251-0231-3.