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Urequena language

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Urequena
Arequena, Uerequena, Urekena
Native toPutumayo River (in Colombia, Peru, or Brazil)
Extinctattested from 1831
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologurek1234

The extinct Urequena language (also Urekena or Arequena) is language variety that is closely related to Andoque.[1] It is known only from an unpublished word list by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer that was probably recorded in June or July 1831.[2]

Vocabulary

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The table below adapted from Jolkesky (2016) shows similarities between Urequena and Andoque.[3]: 285  The Urequena (Uerequena, Arequena,[4] Orelhudos) data is from an undated 19-century manuscript by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer.[5] Natterer gives the Içá River (or Putumayo River) as the location of the language.[2]

English gloss
(translated)
Portuguese gloss
(Jolkesky 2016)
Urequena
(transcription)
Urequena
(IPA)
Andoque
1.S (I) 1.S no-, nö- no-, nə- no-, o-
3.S.INDEF 3.S.INDEF ni-, in- ni-, in- ni-, i-
1.P (we) 1.P kau- kau- ka(a)-
water água da u koü daukʷɯ dʌʉhʉ
bow arco bàarù baaru pãhã-se
banana banana kòka-rè kɔka-ræ kɒkɒ-pɤ
arm braço -nùka -nũka -nõka
head cabeça -nari -nari -tai:
canoe canoa pau kö paukə pukə̃
rain chuva da oié dawiæ dɤʔi
finger dedo -ni-rui -ni-rui -si-domĩ
tooth dente -konì -konĩ -kónĩ
stomach estômago -tuu -tuː -tura
star estrela vuai kùi βuaikui fʉəkhʉ
tongue língua -tschoru -ʧoru -sonə̃
axe machado föü ɸəɯ pʌʌ
maize milho schuu ʃuu soboi
nose nariz -vüta -βɯta -pɤta
eye olho -jakoü -jakoɯ -ákʌ
calf, lower leg pantorrilha -va -βa -pã ‘perna’ ("leg")
leg perna -va-tana -βa-tana -pã ‘perna’ ("leg"); -tanə̃ ‘osso’ ("bone")
net rede kooma͠n koːmã komə̃
nail unha govü-tarü ɡoβɯ-tarɯ -si-kopɤ

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