Matses
Matsés
Panoan (Mayoruna)
Matsés (also Mayoruna) is a Panoan language of the Yaquerana basin on the Peru–Brazil frontier. It is celebrated typologically for one of the world’s most elaborate evidential systems: verbs obligatorily encode whether the source of information is direct, inferred, conjectured or reported, and further distinguish the time of the event from the time the speaker learned of it.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Matsés
Water
mapi
/maˈpi/
Fire
tsibo
/tsiˈbo/
Sun
šëdo
/ʂɨˈdo/
Moon
use
/uˈse/
Mother
ëna
/ɨˈna/
Father
papa
/paˈpa/
Eat
pe-
/pe/
Drink
ak-
/ak/
Love
—
/—/
Heart
šobi
/ʂoˈbi/
Tree
mado
/maˈdo/
House
šobo
/ʂoˈbo/
Dog
opa
/oˈpa/
Cat
—
/—/
Hand
mëbi
/mɨˈbi/
Eye
bëdi
/bɨˈdi/
Hello
—
/—/
Thank you
—
/—/
One
pazë
/paˈzɨ/
Good
—
/—/
Sources
- Fleck, David W. (2003) A Grammar of Matses. PhD dissertation, Rice University.
- Fleck, David W. (2007) Evidentiality in Matses. In Aikhenvald & Dixon (eds.) Evidentiality. Oxford.
- Glottolog: Matses
Words compared
Compared with related Panoan (Mayoruna) languages
| Meaning | Matsés | Kavalan | Bukar-Sadong Bidayuh | Andi | Kulon-Pazeh | Walmajarri | Yugh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | mapi /maˈpi/ | zanum /zaˈnum/ | piin /piːn/ | лъен /ɬen/ | dalum /da.lum/ | ngapa /ˈŋapa/ | хур /xur/ |
| Fire | tsibo /tsiˈbo/ | ramax /raˈmax/ | apui /aˈpui/ | цӏай /tsʼaj/ | hapuy /ha.puj/ | warlu /ˈwaɭu/ | бок /bok/ |
| Sun | šëdo /ʂɨˈdo/ | siban /siˈban/ | biduh /biˈduh/ | миллӏи /milːi/ | rizax /ɾi.zax/ | ngalyarra /ŋaˈʎara/ | ыга /ɨɣa/ |
| Moon | use /uˈse/ | buran /buˈran/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | борцӏцӏо /bortsʼːo/ | ilas /i.las/ | pira /ˈpira/ | хып /xɨp/ |
| Mother | ëna /ɨˈna/ | tina /ˈtina/ | sindo /sinˈdoʔ/ | ила /ila/ | ina /i.na/ | ngamaji /ŋaˈmaɟi/ | ам /am/ |
| Father | papa /paˈpa/ | tama /ˈtama/ | samah /saˈmah/ | има /ima/ | aba /a.ba/ | kirta /ˈkiɭa/ | оп /op/ |
| Eat | pe- /pe/ | quman /quˈman/ | kuman /kuˈman/ | икъвин /iqʷːin/ | mekan /mə.kan/ | nga- /ŋa/ | фен /fen/ |
| Drink | ak- /ak/ | mimum /miˈmum/ | ŋinum /ŋiˈnum/ | игьин /iɣin/ | mimaazip /mi.maː.zip/ | nga- /ŋa/ | эт /et/ |
| Love | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Heart | šobi /ʂoˈbi/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | рокӏо /rokʼo/ | baga /ba.ɡa/ | kurturlu /kuɭˈtuɭu/ | кутʼ /kutʼ/ |
| Tree | mado /maˈdo/ | kasuy /kaˈsuj/ | kayuh /kaˈjuh/ | рикьва /riqʷːa/ | kahuy /ka.huj/ | watiya /waˈtija/ | ос /os/ |
| House | šobo /ʂoˈbo/ | lepaw /ləˈpaw/ | ramin /raˈmin/ | хъоро /qʼoro/ | xuma /xu.ma/ | ngurra /ˈŋura/ | хус /xus/ |
| Dog | opa /oˈpa/ | wasu /waˈsu/ | kaso /kaˈsoʔ/ | хвай /χʷaj/ | wazu /wa.zu/ | kunyarr /kuˈɲar/ | тʼип /tʼip/ |
| Cat | — /—/ | ngiyaw /ŋiˈjaw/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Hand | mëbi /mɨˈbi/ | rima /riˈma/ | təŋən /tə̆ˈŋən/ | рекьа /rekʼa/ | rima /ɾi.ma/ | marnin /ˈmaɳin/ | хы /xɨ/ |
| Eye | bëdi /bɨˈdi/ | mata /maˈta/ | baten /baˈten/ | гьаркӏо /haɾkʼo/ | daurik /da.u.ɾik/ | purlka /ˈpuɭka/ | ден /den/ |
| Hello | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| One | pazë /paˈzɨ/ | issa /ˈissa/ | isaʔ /iˈsaʔ/ | цеб /tseb/ | adang /a.daŋ/ | kanyjarra /kaɲˈɟara/ | хуса /xusa/ |
| Good | — /—/ | — /—/ | biis /biːs/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ngurnu /ˈŋuɳu/ | — /—/ |
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