The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.
Varieties Loukotka (1968) lists the following names for Mundurucú language varieties, including names of unattested varieties.
Mundurucú / Paiquizé / Pari / Weidéñe - originally spoken along the Tapajós River, now on the Urariá River and Maué-assú River, Amazonas. Kuruáya / Caravare / Curivere / Guahuara / Curuapa - spoken on the Curua River, now perhaps extinct.
Proto-language Some Proto-Mundurukú reconstructions by Picanço (2005) are as follows.Picanço, Gessiane Lobato. 2005. Munduruku: Phonetics, phonology, synchrony, diachrony. Doctoral dissertation, University of Vancouver.
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! English gloss !! Proto-Mundurukú |- | wild cat || **sipɔrɔ |- | macaw, sp. || **sipaLa |- | It burned. || **o-si-pik |- | bird || **oasɨ̃ |- | manioc || **masɨk |- | babaçu || **kosɨ |- | fish, sp. || **isɨe |- | snake || **pɨy |- | leaf || **tɨp / **Lɨp |- | sling || **tobɨy / **Lobɨy |- | my cultivated garden || **o-kɨʔ |- | an old lady || **abɨt |- | the day after tomorrow || **kɨyaCe |- | to go || **Cɨ / **Dɨ |- | my name || **o-bɨtet |- | It's cold. || **i-Cɨk |- | Who? || **abɨ |- | my finger/hand || **o-bɨʔ |- | It's smoked. || **i-pɨrɨk |- | piquia tree || **ʃaʔip |- | fire/firewood || **Laʃa |- | I slept. || **oʃet |- | ant, sp. || **wiʃaʔ |- | fish, sp. || **Laʃew/oy |- | chief || **toʃaw |- | louse || **kip |- | child || **bɨkit |- | mosquito || **tʃik |- | be hot || **takjVp
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