Language Family

Munduruku languages

South American Language Families

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

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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Reconstructed Ancestor
Reconstructed 2
Region
Brazil 2
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed (Proto-Munduruku, Picanco 2005) 2
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Number of Languages
2 1
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The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Mundurukuic - Glottolog
Glottolog
  • languoid record: category
    "category": "Family"
  • languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 2
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2. Wikipedia: Munduruku languages
  • Infobox, region
    Brazil
  • Proto-language
    Some Proto-Munduruk
  • Infobox: protoname
    Proto-Mundurukú
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Wikidata: Munduruku languages
Wikidata Q3217490, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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