Puri language

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Puri
Native toBrazil
EthnicityPuri people
ExtinctLate 19th century[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3prr
Glottologpuri1262  Puri

Puri is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. In the 2010s, a Puri language revitalization project was launched in the indigenous village of Maraká’nà (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro State.[2]

Phonology

A hypothetical inventory of Puri, based on phonological data from various scholars, was created by Neto in 2007.[3][4]

Consonants

Consonants of Puri
Bilabial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive b ᵐp p t k
Nasal m n ɲ
Sibilant affricate t̠ʃ
Sibilant fricative ʃ
Approximant j
Tap/flap ɾ

Vowels

Vowels of Puri
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ ? u
Close-mid e o
Open ä

References

  1. Puri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. PURI, Txâma Xambé; PURI, Tutushamum; PURI, Xindêda. Kwaytikindo: retomada linguística Puri. In: Revista Brasileira de Línguas Indígenas - RBLI. Macapá, v. 3, n. 2, p. 77-101. doi:10.18468/rbli.2020v3n2.p77-101
  3. "Puri". South American Phonological Inventory Database (SAPhon v2.1.0). UC Berkeley. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. Neto, Ambrósio Pereira da Silva (2007). "Revisão da Classificaçao Da Família Lingüística Puri" (PDF): 23. Retrieved 23 November 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)