Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[4]
gloss
Opaie
one
enex-há
two
yakwári
tongue
chü-õrá
foot
chü-gareyé
fire
mitáu
tree
komekatá
jaguar
woki
house
shüa
white
õká
Referencesedit
^ abOfayé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ abcOliveira, Maria das Dores de (2006). Ofayé, a língua do povo do mel: fonologia e gramática (Ph.D. dissertation). Maceió: Universidade Federal de Alagoas.
^Gudschinsky, Sarah C. (1974). "Fragmentos de Ofaié: a descrição de uma língua extinta". Série Lingüística. 3: 177–249.
^ abLoukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
^Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho de Valhery (2016). Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas (Ph.D. dissertation) (2 ed.). Brasília: University of Brasília.
March 07, 2024
ofayé, language, ofayé, opaye, language, also, ofaié, xavante, opaié, shavante, forms, branch, macro, languages, spoken, only, couple, small, ofayé, people, though, language, revitalization, efforts, underway, grammatical, descriptions, have, been, made, panka. The Ofaye or Opaye language also Ofaie Xavante Opaie Shavante forms its own branch of the Macro Je languages It is spoken by only a couple of the small Ofaye people though language revitalization efforts are underway Grammatical descriptions have been made by the Pankararu linguist Maria das Dores de Oliveira Pankararu 2 as well as by Sarah C Gudschinsky 3 and Jennifer E da Silva from the Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul OfayeNative toBrazilRegionMato Grosso do SulEthnicity60 Ofaye people 2006 1 Native speakers2 2005 1 Language familyMacro Je OfayeLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code opy class extiw title iso639 3 opy opy a Glottologofay1240ELP1740OfayeIt was spoken on the Ivinhema River Pardo River and Nhandu River in Mato Grosso do Sul Guachi spoken on the Vacaria River in Mato Grosso do Sul is a dialect 4 Contents 1 Language contact 2 Phonology 3 Vocabulary 4 ReferencesLanguage contact editJolkesky 2016 notes that there are lexical similarities with the Macro Mataguayo Guaykuru languages due to contact 5 Phonology editThe consonantal inventory of Ofaye is as follows 2 40 Consonants Labial Alveolar Postalveolar palatal Velar Labio velar GlottalNasal nStop voiceless t tʃ k kʷ ʔvoiced d dʒ gFricative ɸ ʃ hOral sonorant ɾ j wThe vowel inventory of Ofaye is as follows 2 42 Vowels Front Central BackClose i ĩClose mid e ẽ e o oOpen mid ɛOpen a aVocabulary editLoukotka 1968 lists the following basic vocabulary items 4 gloss Opaieone enex hatwo yakwaritongue chu orafoot chu gareyefire mitautree komekatajaguar wokihouse shuawhite okaReferences edit a b Ofaye at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required a b c Oliveira Maria das Dores de 2006 Ofaye a lingua do povo do mel fonologia e gramatica Ph D dissertation Maceio Universidade Federal de Alagoas Gudschinsky Sarah C 1974 Fragmentos de Ofaie a descricao de uma lingua extinta Serie Linguistica 3 177 249 a b Loukotka Cestmir 1968 Classification of South American Indian languages Los Angeles UCLA Latin American Center Jolkesky Marcelo Pinho de Valhery 2016 Estudo arqueo ecolinguistico das terras tropicais sul americanas Ph D dissertation 2 ed Brasilia University of Brasilia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ofaye language amp oldid 1080926401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
