Ofayé language
Language within the Macro-Jê stock From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ofayé or Opaye language, also Ofaié-Xavante, Opaié-Shavante, forms its own branch of the Macro-Jê languages. It is spoken by only a couple of the small Ofayé people, though language revitalization efforts are underway. Grammatical descriptions have been made by the Pankararú linguist Maria das Dores de Oliveira (Pankararu),[2] as well as by Sarah C. Gudschinsky[3] and Jennifer E. da Silva, from the Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul.
| Ofayé | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Ethnicity | 60 Ofayé people (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 2 (2005)[1] |
| Revival | efforts exist[citation needed] |
Macro-Jê
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | opy |
| Glottolog | ofay1240 |
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It was spoken on the Ivinhema River, Pardo River, and Nhandú River in Mato Grosso do Sul. Guachi, spoken on the Vacaria River in Mato Grosso do Sul, is a dialect.[4]
Language contact
Jolkesky (2016) notes that there are lexical similarities with the Macro-Mataguayo-Guaykuru languages due to contact.[5]
Phonology
The consonantal inventory of Ofayé is as follows.[2]: 40
The vowel inventory of Ofayé is as follows.[2]: 42
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items.[4]
| gloss | Opaie |
|---|---|
| one | enex-há |
| two | yakwári |
| tongue | chü-õrá |
| foot | chü-gareyé |
| fire | mitáu |
| tree | komekatá |
| jaguar | woki |
| house | shüa |
| white | õká |
References
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