Yabutian languages

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The Yabutian or Jabutian languages are two similar moribund languages of southern Rondônia, Brazil, namely Arikapú (Maxubí) and Djeoromitxi (Yabutí/Jabotí). They are members of the Macro-Je language family.

Vocabulary

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Yabutian language varieties. ! gloss !! Yabutí !! Aricapú !! Mashubi ! one ! two ! three ! ear ! tooth ! hand ! woman ! water ! fire ! sun ! maize ! tapir ! house

Proto-language

Proto-Jabutí reconstructions by van der Voort (2007): For a list of Proto-Jabutí reconstructions by Nikulin (2020), see the corresponding Portuguese article.

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