ISO 639:prr

Puri
Native toBrazil
EthnicityPuri people
Extinctlate 19th century[1]
Revival2010s
Language codes
ISO 639-3prr
Glottologpuri1262  Puri

Puri is an extinct language of eastern Brazil, formerly spoken by the Puri people. In the 2010s, a Puri language revitalization project was launched in the indigenous village of Maraká’nà (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro State.[2]

Phonology

A hypothetical inventory of Puri, based on phonological data from various scholars, was created by Neto in 2007.[3][4]

Consonants

Consonants of Puri
Bilabial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive b ᵐp p t k
Nasal m n ɲ
Sibilant affricate t̠ʃ
Sibilant fricative ʃ
Approximant j
Tap/flap ɾ

Vowels

Vowels of Puri
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ ? u
Close-mid e o
Open ä

References

  1. ^ Puri at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ PURI, Txâma Xambé; PURI, Tutushamum; PURI, Xindêda. Kwaytikindo: retomada linguística Puri. In: Revista Brasileira de Línguas Indígenas - RBLI. Macapá, v. 3, n. 2, p. 77-101. doi:10.18468/rbli.2020v3n2.p77-101
  3. ^ "Puri". South American Phonological Inventory Database (SAPhon v2.1.0). UC Berkeley. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  4. ^ Neto, Ambrósio Pereira da Silva (2007). "Revisão da Classificaçao Da Família Lingüística Puri" (PDF): 23. Retrieved 23 November 2022. {cite journal}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)