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Yuruna languages
The
Yuruna
languages
of
Brazil
form a
branch
of the
Tupian language
family.
They are
Jurúna
,
Maritsauá
, and
Xipaya
.
Varieties
Below is a
list of
Yuruna
language varieties
listed
by
Loukotka
, including
names
of
unattested
varieties
.
Yuruna
/
Paru-podeari
-
spoken
on
the middle
course
of the
Xingú River
.
Arupai
/
Urupaya
- once spoken on the
Xingú
River
south
of the Yuruna
tribe
.
Shipaya
/
Achipaya
/
Jacipoya
- once spoken on the
Iriri River
and
Curua River
, now
probably
extinct
.
Manitsauá
/
Mantizula
- spoken in a single
village
on the
Manissauá-Miçu River
, tributary of the Xingú River.
