The Maweti–Guarani languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family.Meira, Sérgio and Sebastian Drude (2015). "A preliminary reconstruction of proto-Maweti-Guarani segmental phonology". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, série Ciências Humanas, 10(2):275-296. Jolkesky, Marcelo Pinho De Valhery. 2016. Estudo arqueo-ecolinguístico das terras tropicais sul-americanas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Brasília. The branch was originally proposed by Aryon Rodrigues (1984).Rodrigues, Aryon D. Relações internas na família lingüística Tupí-Guaraní. Revista de Antropologia, São Paulo, v. 27/28, p. 33-53, 1984/85.
Classification
Maweti–Guarani Mawe Aweti–Guarani Aweti Tupi-Guarani
Proto-language
Reconstruction of Proto-Maweti–Guarani, along with Mawe, Aweti, and Proto-Tupi–Guarani cognates according to Meira and Drude (2015).
gloss Proto-Maweti–Guarani notes (Proto-Maweti–Guarani) Maweti Aweti Proto-Tupi–Guarani *i- i- i- *i- about *ete ete ete *ece agouti *akuti akuri akuzu Ɂjɨt *akuti anu bird *anjũ, *aniũ ajũ-nɁi ajũ *anũ armadillo *tjajtju sahu tatu-pep *tatu ashamed (*tĩ) tĩ – *tĩ at/in *pe pe pe *pe ax *kwɨ ɨwɨ-hap kɨ *jɨ back *(Ɂ)ape ape Ɂape *ape be/live *eko eko eko eko beans *kumana (? – possible borrowing) kumanã kumanaɁĩ *kumana big *wat(o/u) wato watu waču bitter *rõp nop lop *rop black *kwuun huun – *un blood *tjuwɨ(k) suu uwɨk *(r)uwɨ blow *pekwu pehu petu *peju bone *kaŋ kaŋ kaŋ *kaŋ branch *tjakã jãŋã akã *(r)akã burn *apɨ apɨ apɨ *apɨ buriti (palm) (*m(u/i)riti) (? – possible borrowing, TG > Mawe) miriti – *muriti chest *potiɁa potiɁa pozɨɁa *potiɁa chief (*morekwat) (? possible borrowing) morekwat morekwat – call *enõj h-enoj ejõj *enõj cloud *(ɨwɨ)tjiŋ ɨwɨ-hiŋ ɨwɨ-tiŋ ɨßa-tiŋ . *er(o/e)- er-, ere- zo- ero come *ut (u)ut ut *ut cooked *kwɨp wɨp o-kɨp *jɨp corn *aßati (? – probable borrowing) awati awati *aßati curassow *mɨtiũ(ŋ), *mɨtjũ(ŋ) mɨjũ mɨtuŋ mɨtũ deer *(ɨ)tɨɨ – tɨ-wapat, ɨtɨɨ die () *pap pap pap *pap do *rj(u/o)ŋ, *nj(u/o)ŋ nuŋ juŋ *ruŋ ~ *roŋ ~ *noŋ (Rodrigues & Dietrich 1997), *noŋ (Mello 2000) door *oken oken-ɨpɨ oten *oken earth (*Ɂɨj) Ɂɨj – *Ɂɨj eat *Ɂu uɁu Ɂu *Ɂu egg *upiɁa upiɁa n-upiɁa *upiɁa enter *ejke we-eke ece *(e)jkje exit *tem wẽẽ-tem tem *čem eye *et-tja (e)ha (e)ta eča (Rodrigues and Dietrich 1997), eca (Mello 2000) face *(e/o)ßa (e)wa owa *oßa fall *Ɂat aɁat Ɂat *Ɂat father *tjup sup up *(r)up feed *poj poj poj *poj fetid *riem, *rjem; (*rem) nem jem *nem ~ *rem field *ko ko ko *ko finger (nail) *p(uɁ)u(j)ã puɁujã puã *pwã fire *atia, *atja arja aza *ata flat *peep peep ɨwɨ-pep *pep flea *tiuŋ, *tjuŋ juŋ tuŋ *tuŋ flower *pojtjɨɨt i-pohɨɨt Ɂa-potɨt *potɨt foot *pɨ pɨ pɨ *pɨ fruit *Ɂa Ɂa Ɂa *Ɂa grandfather *am(õ/ũ)(j) h-amũ amũj *amõj go *to to to *co good *kajtju kahu katu *katu hair *tjap sap ap *(r)ap hammock *(Ɂ)(i/ɨ)nĩ Ɂɨni Ɂinĩ *inĩ hand *po po po *po head hair *Ɂatjap (from *Ɂa ‘head’ + *tjap ‘hair’) asap Ɂap *Ɂap heavy *potɨj potɨj potɨj *pocɨj hot *tjakup sakup akup *(r)akup house *(tj)ok sok ok *(r)ok hunger *tjɨɨɁa(t) sɨɨɁat tɨɁa-ßot kill (*kwuka) Ɂa-uka *juka leaf *tjop ɨ-hop op *(r)op lick *eereep eereep ezep *erep lip *tjẽpe jẽpe ẽpe *(r)eme louse *ŋɨp ŋɨp Ɂakɨp (from earlier *Ɂa ‘head’ + *kɨp ‘louse’) *kɨp manioc *mani mani maniɁok *maniɁok (cf. Aweti, Tupi-Guarani Ɂok ‘tuber’) man's daughter *tjakwiɁɨt sakiɁɨt atiɁɨt *(r)ajɨt man's sister *(i/e)nɨt inɨt jĩt *enɨt man's older brother *(Ɂ)ɨkeɁɨt ɁɨkeɁet ɨtiɁɨt *ɁɨkeɁɨt many *(e)tia, *(e)tja =-rja =-za *eta medicine *pot-tjaŋ pohaŋ potaŋ *pocaŋ moon *kwaatɨ waatɨ tatɨ *jačɨ mortar *(wẽ)kuɁa wẽkuɁa ɁẽkuɁa *ɨŋuɁa mosquito *kwatiɁũ watiɁũ tazɨɁũ *jatiɁũ mother *tɨ tɨ tɨ *čɨ neck *kwut hut-Ɂɨp [huɁɾɨp] tur-Ɂɨp [tuɁɾɨp] *jut name *tjet set et *(r)et navel *pɨrupɁã pɨrumɁa pilup pɨruɁã (Rodrigues; Dietrich, 1997), pɨruã (Mello, 2000) . *mi- mi- mi- *mipa in *tjatɨ satɨ atɨ *(r)ačɨ pass *kotjap kosap kwap *kwap place *etiam, *etjam ejam tam, etam *etam pull *ekɨj ekɨj ekɨj *ekɨj rain *ama(a)n iɁ-ama(a)n aman *aman red *kwup hup tup *jup red (*pɨraŋ) – pɨlaŋ pɨraŋ (perhaps reconstructible only to Proto-Aweti-Guarani) *kwe- we- te- *je root *tjapo sapo apo *(r)apo saliva (*tjẽtɨ) jẽtɨ-hɨ – *(r)enɨ salt *kwukɨt ukɨt tukɨt *jukɨt search *(i/e)kaat (i)kaat (j)kat *ekat see/hear *ẽtup wan-ẽtup (ẽ)tup *enup seed *tjaɁĩj jaɁĩj aɁĩj *(r)aɁĩj seize *pɨtɨk pɨtɨk pɨtɨk *pɨtɨk seize *(j)aat aat – *(j)at shoot (*(Ɂ)ɨßõ) – Ɂɨwõ ɨßõ shoulder *tj(a/ã)tiɁɨp(i) jãtiɁɨpɨ azɨɁɨp *(r)atɨɁɨp skin/body *piit piit pit *pit slap (*petek) petek – petek sleep *ket ket tet *kjet smoke *tjiŋ ɨ-hiŋ (probably *Ɂɨp ‘tree, wood’ + *tjiŋ) tiŋ *tiŋ snake *mõj moj mõj *moj squirrel (*kutiere, *kutjere) kutiere kuceze-Ɂjɨt – sweet *i-tjeɁẽ heɁẽ teɁẽ *čeɁẽ (apparently a lexicalized third-person form) swim *ɨjtja(p) ɨha ɨta-tap *ɨtap termite *ŋupi ŋupi-Ɂa kupi-Ɂa, kupi-Ɂĩ kupi-Ɂi tail *tjuwaj suwaj-po uwaj *(r)uwaj thick *anam iɁ-anam Ɂajam *anam thigh *Ɂup Ɂup Ɂup *Ɂup tooth *tjãj jãj ãj *(r)ãj tortoise *kwaßoti wawori tawozɨ *jaßoti toucan *tiukan, *tjukan jũkan tukan *tukan traíra (fish) (*taraɁɨra) (? – possible borrowing, TG > Mawe) taraɁɨra – taraɁɨr-a two (*mokõj) – mokõj *mokõj village (*taaßa) (? – possible borrowing, TG > Mawe) taawa – *taßa vulture *urußu uruwu uzuwu *urußu wasp *ŋap ŋap kap *kap water *Ɂɨ ɨɁɨ Ɂɨ *Ɂɨ wind *ɨßɨt(u) (? – possible borrowing, TG > Mawe) ɨwɨtu ɨwɨt *ɨßɨtu woman's son *mẽpɨt mẽpɨt mẽpɨt *memɨt
For a list of Proto-Maweti-Guarani reconstructions by Corrêa-da-Silva (2013),Corrêa-da-Silva, Beatriz Carretta (2013). O mundo a partir do léxico: Reconstruindo a realidade social Mawé-Awetí-Tupí-Guaraní. Revista Brasileira De Linguística Antropológica, 5(2), 385-400. https://doi.org/10.26512/rbla.v5i2.16271 see the corresponding Portuguese article.
References
Mello, A. A. S. Estudo histórico da família lingüística Tupi-Guarani: aspectos fonológicos e lexicais. Ph.D. dissertation, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 2000. Rodrigues, A. D.; Dietrich, W. On the linguistic relationship between Mawe and Tupi-Guarani. Diachronica, v. 14, n. 2, p. 265-304, 1997.