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The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.

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Mundurukú
Geographic distribution	Brazil
Linguistic classification	Tupian Mundurukú
Subdivisions	Munduruku Kuruáya
Glottolog	mund1329

Varieties

Loukotka (1968) lists the following names for Mundurucú language varieties, including names of unattested varieties.[1]

• Mundurucú / Paiquizé / Pari / Weidéñe - originally spoken along the Tapajós River, now on the Urariá River and Maué-assú River, Amazonas.
• Kuruáya / Caravare / Curivere / Guahuara / Curuapa - spoken on the Curua River, now perhaps extinct.

Proto-language

Some Proto-Mundurukú reconstructions by Picanço (2005) are as follows.[2]

English gloss	Proto-Mundurukú
wild cat	**sipɔrɔ
macaw, sp.	**sipaLa
It burned.	**o-si-pik
bird	**oasɨ̃
manioc	**masɨk
babaçu	**kosɨ
fish, sp.	**isɨe
snake	**pɨy
leaf	**tɨp / **Lɨp
sling	**tobɨy / **Lobɨy
my cultivated garden	**o-kɨʔ
an old lady	**abɨt
the day after tomorrow	**kɨyaCe
to go	**Cɨ / **Dɨ
my name	**o-bɨtet
It's cold.	**i-Cɨk
Who?	**abɨ
my finger/hand	**o-bɨʔ
It's smoked.	**i-pɨrɨk
piquia tree	**ʃaʔip
fire/firewood	**Laʃa
I slept.	**oʃet
ant, sp.	**wiʃaʔ
fish, sp.	**Laʃew/oy
chief	**toʃaw
louse	**kip
child	**bɨkit
mosquito	**tʃik
be hot	**takjVp

References

На других языках

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- [en] Munduruku languages

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[es] Lenguas mundurukú

La subfamilia de lenguas mundurukú es un conjunto de dos lenguas indígenas de América habladas en Brasil. La lengua mundurukú, que da su nombre al grupo, se mantiene vigorosa pese a que durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX la población disminuyó 10 veces debido a enfermedades exóticas y malaria; al comenzar el siglo XXI la población étnica iba en aumento.

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