| Mainatari | |
|---|---|
| Maihanatari | |
| Native to | Venezuela |
| Region | Siapa River (Orinoco basin) |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Arawakan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | yaba1249 |
Mainatari (Maihanatari) is an extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela that was spoken on the Castaña-Paraná, a tributary of the Siapa River in the Orinoco basin.[1][2] It is closely related to Yabahana.
Mainatari is poorly attested. Only 52 words were collected by Johann Natterer in 1831.[1]: 73 Mainatari words from Ramirez (2019), cited from Natterer (1831), are given below:[3]
| Portuguese gloss (original) |
English gloss (translated) |
Mainatari |
|---|---|---|
| cabeça | head | -júhu-dau |
| cabelo | hair | -ʃehi |
| orelha | ear | -tehĩn |
| olho | eye | -awi |
| nariz | nose | -ti |
| boca | mouth | -numa |
| dente | tooth | -aida |
| pé | foot | -eti |
| coxa | thigh | -hohi |
| mão | hand | -kapi |
| barriga | belly | -paga |
| carne | meat | -ʃné |
| branco (pessoa) | white (person) | jalanai |
| irmão | brother | baaba, -iejú |
| irmã | sister | meme, -tegau |
| anta | tapir | ama-hingo |
| peixe | fish | maʃatʃi |
| sol | sun | kamóhu |
| lua | moon | kamu (?) |
| estrela | star | siwi |
| água | water | uni |
| casa | house | paigü |
| fogo | fire | ikatʃe |
| eu | me | no- |
| quê? | what? | maĩna |
| cão; animal de criação | dog; domesticated animal | biga-di |
| anta | tapir | amáhingo |
| queixada | Tayassu pecari | hapitʃa |
| veado | deer | anhinga |
| onça | jaguar | ʃawü |
| mutum | Cracidae | tumuku |
| urumutum | Nothocrax urumutum | ʃahimahin |
| cujubim | Pipile cujubi | koragü |
| urubu | vulture | wagu |
| arara | macaw | itihĩn |
| jabuti | Chelonoidis tortoise | ʃanaʃu |
| peixe | fish | maʃatʃi |
| jamaru (cabaça) | gourd | kakuhida |
| mandioca | manioc | kehi / keʃi |
| beiju | beiju | kai |
| milho | maize | tʃono |
| banana | banana | banala |
| arco | bow | kurapa |
| canoa | canoe | iʃaa |
| caxiri | cauim | ʃaraki |
| machado | axe | ʃipala |
| pote | bowl | orusu |
| rede | net | mengü |
| zarabatana | blowpipe | watahũn |