Purian languages
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Purian (also Purían) is a small extinct language family of eastern Brazil.
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[edit] Family division
Purian consisted of 2 languages:
- 1. Coropó (a.k.a. Coropa, Koropo, Koropó)
- 2. Purí (a.k.a. Puri, Colorado, Coroado)
All languages are now extinct. Coropó was spoken in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Purí was spoken in Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.
[edit] Genealogical relations
Purian is often considered in Macro-Jê proposals.
[edit] See also
[edit] Links
- PROEL: Familia Purían
- Ethnologue: Puri
[edit] Bibliography
- Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
- Kaufman, Terrence. (1994). The native languages of South America. In C. Mosley & R. E. Asher (Eds.), Atlas of the world's languages (pp. 46-76). London: Routledge.
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