Kuruminaka (Curuminaca, Curumina) is an extinct and poorly known Bororoan language of Bolivia,[1] formerly spoken by the Curuminaca people.[2][3] It is very poorly known, with only a wordlist of 14 words preserved.[4]
Vocabulary
Kuruminaka vocabulary[5]
| Gloss |
Kuruminaka |
| Bring (it)! |
arumatu-ma |
| Drink! |
akututo |
| good |
sĩt-ĩmaxa; iv-amaxa-ra-ha 'I am well' |
| duck |
arumaxiče |
| bean |
karaina |
| honey |
zeru |
| chicha |
i-čoro |
| How are you? |
ama-makene |
| tortoise |
zerikiki |
| father |
čoko |
References
- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 84–85.
- ↑ Alcide Dessalines d ' Orbigny (1839). L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale): considéré sous ses rapports ... (in French). New York Public Library. Pitois-Levrault et C. p. 179.
- ↑ "L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale), considéré sous ses rapports physiologiques et moraux / par Alcide d'Orbigny". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ↑ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, p. 198, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-05-22
- ↑ de Créqui-Montfort, Georges; Rivet, Paul (1912). "Linguistique Bolivienne: Le groupe Otuké" (PDF). Journal de la Société des Américanistes. IX: 317–352.
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