Natú language
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Natú (a.k.a. Peagaxinan) is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. It was originally spoken on the Ipanema River in the Cariri area near present-day Porto Real do Colégio by the Natú people. It is so poorly attested that "only Greenberg dares to classify [it]".
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.
gloss Natú tooth tul'usoː man pikuaː sun kra-shuloː moon kra-uáve earth atiseːreː tobacco barí
Loukotka (1963)
| French gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Šokó [Natú] |
|---|---|---|
| arc | bow | sabue |
| chien | dog | bašiú |
| dent | tooth | tuľuso |
| eau | water | krananan |
| étoile | star | inkó |
| femme | woman | áspikiá |
| feu | fire | atika |
| flèche | arrow | ikrō |
| grand | large | akómá |
| hache | ax | ikrā |
| homme | man | pikuá |
| langue | tongue | avēľa |
| lune | moon | kra-uáve |
| main | hand | krasiá |
| maison | house | gandiľá |
| œil | eye | tuľusō |
| petit | small | kinefá |
| pied | foot | vēsirē |
| soleil | sun | kra-šulo |
| tabac | tobacco | bazí |
| terre | earth | atisere |
| tête | head | tipia |
Pompeu Sobrinho (1958)
Natu as spoken by Natu caboclos in Colégio, Alagoas:
Portuguese gloss (original) English gloss (translated) Natu estréla star iroinkó fogo fire shakishá água water kraunã Rio São Francisco São Francisco River Opára cachimbo smoking pipe katuká cachimbo cerimonial ceremonial pipe kuzipé maracá maraca shishiá dinheiro money meré mulher woman pikwá gente estranha strangers zitók boi ox krazó ovelha sheep sêprun jacaré alligator gozê jaboti red-footed tortoise or yellow-footed tortoise kati mandioca manioc grogó feijão bean ma, tsaká tabaco, fumo tobacco, smoke bazé
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- Pompeu Sobrinho, Th. (1958): Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste. Boletim de Antropologia, 2(1). Fortaleza, 1958. (Lista vocabular nº 4, com 17 itens).