Makurap language
 |
| Makurap | |
|---|---|
| Macurapi | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Rondônia |
| Ethnicity | 130 Makurap (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | (45 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mpu |
| Glottolog | maku1278 |
| ELP | Makurap |
Makurap (Macurapi) is a Tupian language of Brazil, spoken by the Makurap people of Rondônia. Portuguese is now the primary language of the younger Makurap; older members of Indigenous peoples in the region use Makurap during 'chichada' festivals where chicha is communally consumed.[2]
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusive | released | voiceless | p | t | k | |||
| voiced | b | d | g | |||||
| inaudibly released | p̚ | t̚ | c̚ | k̚ | ||||
| prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | |||||
| Affricate | voiceless | tʃ | ||||||
| voiced | dʒ | |||||||
| prenasalized | ⁿdʒ | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | ɾ | ɻ | ||||||
| Lateral | l | |||||||
| Fricative | β | j | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||
| Approximant | w | y | ||||||
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||||
| oral | nasal | oral | nasal | oral | nasal | |
| Close | i | ĩ | ɨ | ɨ̃ | u | ũ |
| Close-mid | e | ẽ | o | õ | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ə̃ | ||||
| Open | a | |||||
A length distinction is lost among younger speakers. For example, the words [tsãn] 'sweet' and [tsã:n] 'cold' are homophones in modern pronunciation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Makurap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Makurap - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ a b "Aspects morphosyntaxiques de la langue makurap/tupi (Braga 2005) - Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú". www.etnolinguistica.org. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
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