Purian languages

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Purian
Geographic
distribution:
east Brazil
Linguistic classification: Macro-Gê
  • Purian
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

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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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