The extinct Urequena language (also Urekena or Arequena) is a language variety that is closely related to Andoque.Johann Natterer's Linguistic Heritage . It is known only from an unpublished word list by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer that was probably recorded in June or July 1831.
Vocabulary The table below adapted from Jolkesky (2016) shows similarities between Urequena and Andoque.Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas . Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília. The Urequena (Uerequena, Arequena,Alem do Brazil - Johann Natterer e as coleções etnográficas da expedição austríaca de 1817 a 1835 ao Brasil . Orelhudos) data is from an undated 19th-century manuscript by Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer.The Ethnographic Collection of Johann Natterer . Natterer gives the Içá River (or Putumayo River) as the location of the language.Johann Natterer and the Amazonian languages.
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! 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
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