Malalí language
| Malalí | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Ethnicity | 30 Malalí (1862)[1] |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Macro-Jê
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mala1432 |
Malalí is an extinct Maxakalian language of Brazil, formerly spoken in the state of Minas Gerais. It was the most divergent member of the family, but is not well attested.[2]
Geographical distribution
Malali was historically spoken in an area between the Jequitinhonha River, Araçuaí River, and Suaçuí Grande River near Minas Novas, Minas Gerais.[3]
Phonology
Reconstructed Malali phonemes are as follows.[4]
Consonants
| Labial | Dental/Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless obstruent |
p | t | s [s~ʃ] | k | |
| Nasal | m | n | [ɲ]1 | ŋ | |
| Approximant | w | j | h |
- Occurs as an allophone of /j/ before nasal vowel nuclei.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | nasal | plain | nasal | plain | nasal | |
| Non-low | i [i ~ ɪ ~ e] | ẽ [ẽ ~ ĩ] | ə | ə̃ | o | õ |
| Low | ɛ | a | ã | ɒ | ɒ̃ | |
Vocabulary
| Gloss | Malalí |
|---|---|
| God | tupán |
| church | tupánhué |
| fire | coiá |
| water | cheché |
| shirt | camisán |
| axe | pí |
| father | manaiamcá |
| mother | itá |
References
- ^ "HANDBOOK OF SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS". etnolinguistica.wdfiles.com.
- ^ Nikulin, Andrey. 2020. Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo. Doctoral dissertation, University of Brasília.
- ^ Ramirez, H., Vegini, V., & França, M. C. V. de. (2015). Koropó, puri, kamakã e outras línguas do Leste Brasileiro. LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas, 15(2), 223 - 277. doi:10.20396/liames.v15i2.8642302
- ^ "Uma aproximação à fonologia e morfologia do Malalí". Cadernos de Etnolingüística. ISSN 1946-7095. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Saint-Hilaire, Auguste de (1830). Voyage dans les provinces de Rio de Janeiro et de Minas Geraes (in French). Grimbert et Dorez. p. 428.