Urequena language

The extinct Urequena language (also Urekena or Arequena) is a language variety that is closely related to Andoque.^[1] It is known only from an unpublished word list by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer that was probably recorded in June or July 1831.^[2]

Urequena
Arequena, Uerequena, Urekena
Native to	Putumayo River (in Colombia, Peru, or Brazil)
Extinct	attested c. 1831
Language family	Andoque–Urequena Urequena
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	urek1234

Vocabulary

The table below adapted from Jolkesky (2016) shows similarities between Urequena and Andoque.^[3]: 285 The Urequena (Uerequena, Arequena,^[4] Orelhudos) data is from an undated 19-century manuscript by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer.^[5] Natterer gives the Içá River (or Putumayo River) as the location of the language.^[2]

English gloss (translated)	Portuguese gloss (Jolkesky 2016)	Urequena (transcription)	Urequena (IPA)	Andoque
1.S (I)	1.S	no-, nö-	no-, nə-	no-, o-
3.S.INDEF	3.S.INDEF	ni-, in-	ni-, in-	ni-, i-
1.P (we)	1.P	kau-	kau-	ka(a)-
water	água	da u koü	daukʷɯ	dʌʉhʉ
bow	arco	bàarù	baaru	pãhã-se
banana	banana	kòka-rè	kɔka-ræ	kɒkɒ-pɤ
arm	braço	-nùka	-nũka	-nõka
head	cabeça	-nari	-nari	-tai:
canoe	canoa	pau kö	paukə	pukə̃
rain	chuva	da oié	dawiæ	dɤʔi
finger	dedo	-ni-rui	-ni-rui	-si-domĩ
tooth	dente	-konì	-konĩ	-kónĩ
stomach	estômago	-tuu	-tuː	-tura
star	estrela	vuai kùi	βuaikui	fʉəkhʉ
tongue	língua	-tschoru	-ʧoru	-sonə̃
axe	machado	föü	ɸəɯ	pʌʌ
maize	milho	schuu	ʃuu	soboi
nose	nariz	-vüta	-βɯta	-pɤta
eye	olho	-jakoü	-jakoɯ	-ákʌ
calf, lower leg	pantorrilha	-va	-βa	-pã ‘perna’ ("leg")
leg	perna	-va-tana	-βa-tana	-pã ‘perna’ ("leg"); -tanə̃ ‘osso’ ("bone")
net	rede	kooma͠n	koːmã	komə̃
nail	unha	govü-tarü	ɡoβɯ-tarɯ	-si-kopɤ

See also

• Duho languages