Purian languages
| Purian | |
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| Geographic distribution: | east Brazil |
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Macro-Gê
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| Glottolog: | puri1260[1] |
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Purian (also Purían) is a pair of extinct languages of eastern Brazil:
- 1. Coropó (Koropó)
- 2. Purí (AKA Colorado, Coroado)
Coropó was spoken in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Purí was spoken in Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.
Purian is part of the Macro-Jê proposal.
References
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.
External links
- PROEL: Familia Purían
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