Ramarama languages

Family of languages
Ramarama
Geographic
distribution
Rondônia, Brazil
Linguistic classificationTupian
  • Purubora–Ramarama
    • Ramarama
Subdivisions
  • Karo
  • Urumi
Glottolograma1257
The Ramarama languages (box)

The Ramarama languages of Rondônia, Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Karo, or Ramarama, with 150 speakers, and the extinct Urumi.

Varieties

Below is a list of Itogapúc (Ramarama) language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[1]

  • Itogapúc / Ntogapyd - once spoken on the Machadinho River, Mato Grosso, now perhaps extinct.
  • Ramarama / Ytangá - spoken at the sources of the Machadinho River, Branco River, and Preto River, Mato Grosso.
  • Urumí - spoken on the Taruma River in Mato Grosso.
  • Urukú - spoken on the Lourdes River.
  • Arara - spoken at the mouth of the Preto River and Ji-Paraná River, and to the Madeira River.

References

  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
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Tupian languages
ArikemTupariMondéPuruborá
RamaramaYurunaMundurukuMaweti–Guarani
Aweti–Guarani
Tupi–Guarani
Guarani (I)
Guarayu (II)
Tupi (III)
Tenetehara (IV)
Xingu (V)
Kawahíb (VI)
Kamayurá (VII)
Northern (VIII)
Proto-languages
Italics indicate extinct languages


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