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padPaumarí  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Paumarí (also Paumari, Purupuru, Kurukuru, Pamari, Purupurú, Pammari, Curucuru, Palmari) is an Arauan language spoken in Brazil by about 700 people. It is spoken by the Paumari Indians, who call their language “Pamoari”. The word “Pamoari” has several different meanings in the Paumarí language: ‘man,’ ‘people,’ ‘human being,’ and ‘client.’ These multiple meanings stem from their different relationships with outsiders; presumably it means ‘human being’ when they refer to themselves to someone of ostensibly equal status, and ‘client’ when referring to their people among river traders and Portuguese speakers.

Entry terms

  • Paumarí language

ISO 639-3 code

  • pad

Notation

  • pad

In other languages

  • Paumarí

    French

  • Idioma paumarí

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/pad

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