Huamoé language
| Huamoé | |
|---|---|
| Aticum | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Floresta, Pernambuco |
| Ethnicity | Atikum people |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | uam |
| Glottolog | uamu1236 |
 Map of Atikum territory in Carnaubeira da Penha, eastern Brazil | |
Huamoé (Wamoe) AKA Uamué, Uman, or Atikum, is an extinct language of Brazil that is too poorly attested to classify. The Pankararú language is spoken just to the southeast.
It is also spelled Huamuê, Huamoi, Uame, Wamoé. Alternate names are Umã and Aticum (Atikum, Araticum).
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Umán.[1]
gloss Umán man porkia sun karí moon t'upañé tobacco kuprioː
Language variety spoken by the Indians of the "Serra Negra" in Pernambuco, recorded in Brejo dos Padres:[2]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)"Serra Negra" sol sun kari lua moon tyupanyé trovão thunder traikozã homem man porkiá mulher woman sikiurú macaco monkey arinã cachorro dog sará tatu-peba six-banded armadillo tukuaranã tatu-bola Brazilian three-banded armadillo kwaráu tatu verdadeiro nine-banded armadillo arikyó tamanduá colete southern tamandua muze káu káukrí porco pig aleal veado deer kwãú gado vacum cattle kõnã cavalo horse tyaparú ema rhea ("emu") lashikrá tabaco, fumo tobacco, smoke kupriô bom good niré rancho ranch poró branco white karikyá negro black tapsishunã mosca fly moka vaca cow tyanã bezerro calf tyapatã Deus God panyé
References
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19.
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: ATIKUM/UAMUÉ[1]