Kuruminaka (Curuminaca, Curumina) is an extinct and poorly known Bororoan language of Bolivia,[1] formerly spoken by the Curuminaca people.[2][3] It is very poorly known, with only a wordlist of 14 words preserved.[4]
Vocabulary
Kuruminaka vocabulary[5]
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Kuruminaka
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| Bring (it)!
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arumatu-ma
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| Drink!
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akututo
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| good
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sĩt-ĩmaxa; iv-amaxa-ra-ha 'I am well'
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| duck
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arumaxiče
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| bean
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karaina
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| honey
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zeru
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| chicha
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i-čoro
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| How are you?
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ama-makene
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| tortoise
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zerikiki
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| father
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čoko
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References
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 84–85.
- ^ Alcide Dessalines d ' Orbigny (1839). L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale): considéré sous ses rapports ... (in French). New York Public Library. Pitois-Levrault et C. p. 179.
- ^ "L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale), considéré sous ses rapports physiologiques et moraux / par Alcide d'Orbigny". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ^ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America", The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, p. 198, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1, retrieved 2025-05-22
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- ^ de Créqui-Montfort, Georges; Rivet, Paul (1912). "Linguistique Bolivienne: Le groupe Otuké" (PDF). Journal de la Société des Américanistes. IX: 317–352.
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