Pauxiána language
| Pauxiána | |
|---|---|
| Pawishiana | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Roraima |
| Extinct | after 1932 |
Cariban
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qk1 | |
| Glottolog | paux1236 |
Pauixiana (Pawishiana) is an extinct Cariban language formerly spoken on the Catrimani River[1] in the Brazilian state of Roraima, closely related to Paravilhana.[2][3]
Vocabulary
The following vocabulary is taken from a 1932 article on the Ỹaroamë people with an accompanying wordlist for Pauxiána.
| Gloss | Pauxiána |
|---|---|
| water | tuná |
| fire | uató |
| earth | oró |
| sun | uai |
| moon | núna |
| star | tauā́nă |
| man | yungvei |
| people | ukomó |
| woman | uēli |
| child | urémungú |
References
- ^ a b Salathé, Georges (1932). "Les indiens Karimé" (PDF). Revista del Instituto de Etnología de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. 2: 297–316.
- ^ The indigenous languages of South America : a comprehensive guide. Lyle Campbell, Verónica María. Grondona. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 2012. p. 444. ISBN 978-3-11-025803-5. OCLC 785782848.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Moseley, Christopher; Asher, Ronald E. (1994). Atlas of the world's languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-01925-5.