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Purian languages
The Purian languages are a pair of extinct languages, or dialects of a singular language, of eastern Brazil:
Coropó (Koropó), once spoken in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, was added by Loukotka (1935), but removed again by Ramirez et al. (2015).
Purian was initially part of the Macro-Jê proposal. However, when Coropó is removed, there are not sufficient lexical connections to maintain this classification. Coroado and Puri are mutually intelligible with each other, and they are no longer regarded as being in the Macro-Jê family.
The Waitaká and Maromomin languages, both extinct, are possibly belonging to the Purian family, but this is not confirmable as no linguistic information was recorded.
The Purian languages were spoken in a continuous region stretching from the Preto River to the Paraíba River (from Queluz, São Paulo to Paraibuna, São Paulo). The Puri occupied the Upper Paraíba do Sul River up to Queluz, São Paulo, and the Coroado from the Pomba River to the Doce River in Minas Gerais.
Mason (1950) lists the following dialects of Coroado and Puri:
Extinct and unknown languages that may have been Purian languages:
The Purian languages are only attested by a few word lists from the 19th century. The lists are:
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Purian languages
The Purian languages are a pair of extinct languages, or dialects of a singular language, of eastern Brazil:
Coropó (Koropó), once spoken in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, was added by Loukotka (1935), but removed again by Ramirez et al. (2015).
Purian was initially part of the Macro-Jê proposal. However, when Coropó is removed, there are not sufficient lexical connections to maintain this classification. Coroado and Puri are mutually intelligible with each other, and they are no longer regarded as being in the Macro-Jê family.
The Waitaká and Maromomin languages, both extinct, are possibly belonging to the Purian family, but this is not confirmable as no linguistic information was recorded.
The Purian languages were spoken in a continuous region stretching from the Preto River to the Paraíba River (from Queluz, São Paulo to Paraibuna, São Paulo). The Puri occupied the Upper Paraíba do Sul River up to Queluz, São Paulo, and the Coroado from the Pomba River to the Doce River in Minas Gerais.
Mason (1950) lists the following dialects of Coroado and Puri:
Extinct and unknown languages that may have been Purian languages:
The Purian languages are only attested by a few word lists from the 19th century. The lists are:
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