Kuruminaka language

Kuruminaka
Kuruminaka
Curumina
Native to	Bolivia
Region	Casalvasco mission
Ethnicity	Curuminaca
Extinct	(date missing)
Language family	Macro-Jê ? Bororoan Bororo group Otuke group Covareca–Curuminaca Kuruminaka; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Last updated September 13, 2025

Kuruminaka (Curuminaca, Curumina) is an extinct and poorly known Bororoan language of Bolivia,^[1] formerly spoken by the Curuminaca people.^[2]^[3] It is very poorly known, with only a wordlist of 14 words preserved.^[4]

Vocabulary

Kuruminaka vocabulary^[5]
Gloss	Kuruminaka
Bring (it)!	arumatu-ma
Drink!	akututo
good	sĩt-ĩmaxa; iv-amaxa-ra-ha 'I am well'
duck	arumaxiče
bean	karaina
honey	zeru
chicha	i-čoro
How are you?	ama-makene
tortoise	zerikiki
father	čoko

References

↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages . Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 84–85.
↑ Alcide Dessalines d ' Orbigny (1839). L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale): considéré sous ses rapports ... (in French). New York Public Library. Pitois-Levrault et C. p. 179.
↑ "L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale), considéré sous ses rapports physiologiques et moraux / par Alcide d'Orbigny". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
↑ Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America" , The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, p. 198, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1 , retrieved 2025-05-22
↑ de Créqui-Montfort, Georges; Rivet, Paul (1912). "Linguistique Bolivienne: Le groupe Otuké" (PDF). Journal de la Société des Américanistes. IX: 317–352.

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[Loukotka-1] Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages . Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 84–85.

[2] Alcide Dessalines d ' Orbigny (1839). L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale): considéré sous ses rapports ... (in French). New York Public Library. Pitois-Levrault et C. p. 179.

[3] "L'homme américain (de l'Amérique Méridionale), considéré sous ses rapports physiologiques et moraux / par Alcide d'Orbigny". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2025-05-22.

[4] Campbell, Lyle (2024-06-25), "Indigenous Languages of South America" , The Indigenous Languages of the Americas (1 ed.), Oxford University PressNew York, p. 198, doi:10.1093/oso/9780197673461.003.0004, ISBN 978-0-19-767346-1 , retrieved 2025-05-22

[5] Créqui-Montfort, Georges; Rivet, Paul (1912). "Linguistique Bolivienne: Le groupe Otuké" (PDF). Journal de la Société des Américanistes. IX: 317–352.

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