Je–Tupi–Carib languages
Je–Tupi–Carib is a proposed language family composed of the Macro-Je (or Macro-Gê), Tupian and Cariban languages of South America. Aryon Rodrigues based this proposal on shared morphological patterns.[1][2]
| Je–Tupi–Carib | |
|---|---|
| (proposed) | |
| Geographic distribution | eastern South America, Caribbean |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
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The Je-Tupi-Carib proposal replaces earlier long-range hypotheses, e.g. Greenberg's phyla "Jê-Pano-Carib" (linking Macro-Je and Cariban to Panoan) and "Tupi-Arawak" (linking Tupian to Arawakan),[3] or Mason's "Macro-Tupí-Guaranían" family (1950: 236–238) which groups Tupian together with Bora–Witoto and Zaparoan.[4]
However, in some cases, similarities among the language families are clearly due to more recent linguistic diffusion, as with Tupian and Jê languages (Timbira; Guajajara, Tembe, Guaja, Urubu-Ka'apor, etc.) in the lower Tocantins-Mearim area.[5] Linguistic diffusion among Je, Tupian, Cariban, Arawakan, and Trumai languages is also evident among the languages of the Xingu Indigenous Park.[6]
Comparison
Reconstructed pronominal affixes of different language families in the "Je-Tupí-Carib hypothesis" are given in the following table:
| GLOSS | Macro- Tupí | Macro- Gê | Proto- Carib | Panoan | Takanan | Mataco- Guaicurú |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular |
wi-, o-, ɨ- *a-, *sʲe- [TG] | *ʔi-, yo- | *ɨwɨ (ind.) *ʧi- (A) | ʔɨʔ-, e- | i-, e- | *y- |
| 2nd singular |
*e- (A) *né- [TG](O) | *ʔa-, gʷa- | *m(ɨ)- (A) *a(y)- (O) | mi- | mi-, me- | *a- |
| 3rd singular |
*o- [TG](A) *i-, *ts- [TG](O) | *i-, ɛ- | *kiʧɨ- (A) *k(i)- (O) | haa-, xa- | *i- | |
| 1st plural |
*ku- | *qo- | ||||
| 2nd plural |
*pe(ye)- | *ka- | *qa- | |||
| 3rd plural |
In this table the forms marked with (A) refer to ergative/agentive case, and the forms marked with (O) are referred to absolutive/patient/experiencer case.
Nikulin (2015)
Comparison of Proto-Macro-Jê (with W = Proto-Western Macro-Jê; E = Proto-Eastern Macro-Jê), Proto-Tupí, and Proto-Karib from Nikulin (2015):[7]:91–96
| gloss | Proto-Macro-Jê | Proto-Tupí | Proto-Karib |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘we’ | *ka (W) | *oɾʸe / *oɾʸo= (excl.),*Vy= (?) (incl.) | *apina (excl.), *kɨwɨ-ɾə (incl.) |
| ‘two’ | *ɾey | not reconstructible | *atyəkə |
| ‘I’ | *iK=, *ba= (?) | *õn / *o= | *əwɨ-ɾə |
| ‘eye’ | *ⁿdʌm | *=eča | *=ənu |
| ‘you’ | *aC=, *ka= | *ẽn / *e= | *əmə-ɾə |
| ‘fire’ | *ʆɯm | *=atʸa | *wapoto (?) |
| ‘tongue’ | *ʆɔ̃ỹᵊtʌy / *ɲɔ̃ỹᵊtʌy | *kʸũ | *nuɾu |
| ‘stone’ | *kɾaT ~ *kɾaK | *wita | *təpu |
| ‘name’ | *(ʆi=)yit | *=et | *=ətetɨ |
| ‘hand’ | *ⁿbo | *po / *ⁿpo | *=əmiya |
| ‘to die’ | *tɯC | *pap | *ɾəməpə |
| ‘to drink’ | *ʆop / *yop | *kʼu ‘to eat, to drink’ | *ənɨɾɨ |
| ‘louse’ | *ⁿgot (E), *tit (W) (?) | *ⁿkɨp | *(w)ayamə |
| ‘moon’ | *Pãɲɔ̃t (E) | *wačɨ | *nunnə |
| ‘nail’ | *pṼ=ʆay | *po=ape / *ⁿpo=ape | *=amoti |
| ‘blood’ | *ʆVⁿbV / *yVⁿbV (W) | *=Vʔɨ | *munu (*mɨnu?) |
| ‘one’ | *piyit (E) | not reconstructible | *əwinə |
| ‘tooth’ | *ʆɔy / *yɔy | *=ãỹ | *=ə |
| ‘new’ | *tʌbⁿ | not reconstructible | not reconstructible |
| ‘dry’ | *tVgⁿ | *ⁿkãŋ (Proto-TG-Awetí-Mawé) | *umɨna (?) |
| ‘liver’ | *ⁿbaT ~ *ⁿbaK | *pɨʔa | *=əɾe |
| ‘to eat’ | *ku(C) | *kʼu ‘to eat, to drink’ | *ətəku |
| ‘tail’ | *ⁿbɯn | *=uway | *=kɨ (N) |
| ‘this’ | *toC | not reconstructible | *tə |
| ‘hair’ | *ʆi(C) (W) | *=ap | *(=e)tipotɨ |
| ‘water’ | *ⁿbiVk (W) (*koy ‘river’ (E)) | *kʼɨ | *tuna |
| ‘nose’ | *ʆĩya(C) / *ɲĩya(C) | *ãpɨy | *=əwna |
| ‘not’ | *tɔ̃T ~ *tɔ̃K | *=ãm (suffix) | *=ɾa, *=pɨɾa |
| ‘mouth’ | *ʆaɾᵊ(-kɔy) / *yaɾᵊ(-kɔy) | *=ẽn | *mɨta |
| ‘ear’ | *ʆĩp=pV(C) / *ɲĩp=pV(C) (W) | *apɨ | *pana |
| ‘that’ | *nã (W) (?) | not reconstructible | *mə |
| ‘bird’ | *pɾɤy(ᵊ) (E) (?),*ⁿbVkɾa(C) (W) | not reconstructible | *toɾono |
| ‘bone’ | *ʆik / *yik | *kãŋ | *ye |
| ‘sun’ | *Pãɲɔ̃t (E), *kɾV(M)PV(W) | *ⁿkʷat | *titi |
| ‘tree’ | *kop | *kʼɨp | *yeye |
| ‘ashes’ | *ⁿbɾʌk | not reconstructible | *əɾuno |
| ‘to give’ | *ʆɔ̃p / *ɲɔ̃p | *=ũm | *utu |
| ‘rain’ | *ⁿdVy | *(ã)mãn | *konopo |
| ‘fish’ | *mĩKnũ (W) | *ɨp, *potʸ, *poɾʸɨp | *woto, *kana |
| ‘neck’ | *ʆok- / *yok- | *wut | *pɨmɨ (N) |
| ‘breast’ | *kɤp ~ *kɛp (E) (?) | *ⁿkãm | *manatɨ |
| ‘leaf’ | *ʆoyᵊ (E), *ʆaɾɔ(C) (W) | *=epʷ | *yaɾe |
| ‘to come’ | *tɛ(C) (sg), *mɔ̃ŋ (pl) | *wut (cf. also *acʼem ‘to arrive’) | *ətepɨ |
| ‘to kill’ | *paT ~ *paK | *aku (?) | *wə |
| ‘foot’ | *paɾᵊ | *pɨ / *ⁿpɨ | *pupu |
| ‘to sit’ | *ɲɯ̃ p | *in | not reconstructible |
| ‘root’ | *ʆaɾet / *yaɾet | *=apo (TG, Mundurukú) | *mitɨ |
| ‘horn’ | *kop | not reconstructible | *ɾe(me)tɨ (N) |
| ‘to fly’ | *pɔ, *ʆɔ (W) | not reconstructible | not reconstructible |
| ‘to hear’ | *ⁿbak | *=eⁿtup | *əta |
| ‘skin,bark’ | *kɤ | *pe | *pi |
| ‘long’ | *ɾɯy | *peɾeC (?) | *mɨa |
| ‘meat’ | *ɲĩt | *ẽt | *punu |
| ‘road’ | *pɾɯt | *pe / *ape | *ətema |
| ‘to know’ | *ⁿbak | not reconstructible | *pu |
| ‘egg’ | *ⁿgɾɛ(C) | *=upiʔa | *pumo |
| ‘seed’ | *ʆɯm | not reconstructible | *epɨ (N) |
| ‘knee’ | *ʆVkɾã(ỹ) / *yVkɾã(ỹ) | *=pɨ̃ʔã (?) | *=ətyə=kumu (cf. Arara =pia=gumi / =pya=gumi) |
| ‘head’ | *kɾãỹ | *ʔa | *pu (N) |
| ‘to sleep’ | *ʆɔ̃tᵊ / *ɲɔ̃tᵊ | *kʸet | *wənɨkɨ |
| ‘to burn’ | *pokᵊ | *pɨkʼ | *iatu |
| ‘to bite’ | *pɾop ~ *pɾʌp | *čukʼu | *əte(ka) |
| ‘fat’ | *tɔbⁿ | *kʸap | *katɨ |
| ‘man’ | *ⁿbɯn | *aɨče | *wəkɨɾɨ (N) |
| ‘all’ | *=pV (?) | not reconstructible, cf. PTG *=pap ‘completive’ | not reconstructible |
| ‘snake’ | *kaŋã | *ⁿboy | *əkəyu |
| ‘to see’ | *ⁿbVp (?) | *cup | *əne |
| ‘heavy’ | *kuʆɯ(C) | *pocɨy | *əwoti- |
| ‘to go’ | *tɛ(C) (sg), *mɔ̃ŋ (pl) | *co | *tə |
| ‘cold’ | *yiyi(C) (W) | *cik ~ *čik | *komiti |
| ‘cloud’ | *ⁿgVkᵊ (E) (?), *ⁿbVV (W) | not reconstructible | not reconstructible |
| ‘far’ | *ɾɯy | not reconstructible | *mɨa (N), *paki (S) |
| ‘good’ | *ⁿbɛȶᵊ (E) | not reconstructible | *kuɾe |
| ‘mountain’ | *kɾãỹ | *cuʔa ~ *čuʔa | *(w)ɨpɨ |
| ‘wind’ | *kokᵊ | *ɨpʷɨtu | *apitetune |
| ‘belly’ | *tikᵊ (E) | *=ɨʔe ~ *=eʔo (?) | *waku (N) |
Nikulin (2019)
Jê-Tupí-Cariban basic vocabulary listed by Nikulin (2020):[8]
- ‘to go’: p-Tupian *to, p-Bororo *tu, p-Cariban *[wɨ]tə[mə]
- ‘arm’: p-Mundurukú *paʔ, p-Macro-Jê *paC, Chiquitano pa-, p-Kariri *bo(ro-), p-Cariban *apə-rɨ
- ‘foot’: p-Tupian *py, p-Macro-Jê *pVrV, p-Bororo *bure, Kariri *bɨ(ri-), (?) Chiquitano pope-, (?) p-Cariban *pupu-ru
- ‘seed’: p-Tuparí-Karitiana *j-upa, p-Cariban *əpɨ (*-tɨpə)
- ‘stone’: p-Macro-Jê *kra(C), p-Kariri *kro
- ‘tree’: p-Bororo *i, p-Kariri *dzi
- ‘to sleep’: pJabutí *nũtã, Chiquitano a-nu, p-Bororo *unutu / *-nutu, p-Kariri *-unu, (?) p-Macro-Jê *ũtᵊ
Macro-Chaco hypothesis
Nikulin (2019) suggests a Macro-Chaco hypothesis linking Jê-Tupí-Cariban (including Karirian and Bororoan) with Mataco-Guaicuran (possibly including Zamucoan):[8]
- Macro-Chaco
- Macro-Guaicurú
- Matacoan
- Guaicurú
- (?) Zamuco
- Jê-Tupí-Cariban
- Macro-Tupian
- Tupian
- Macro-Jê + Chiquitano
- Macro-Cariban
- Cariban
- Karirí
- Boróro
- Macro-Tupian
In addition to likely shared morphology, there are also various possible Macro-Chaco shared basic vocabulary items, listed below.[8]
- ‘tooth’: p-Tupian *j-ãc, p-Tupian *j-uñ, p-Bororo *o, Chiquitano oʔo-, p-Cariban *jə, p-Kariri *dza, p-Guaicurú *-owe
- ‘liquid’: p-Tupian *j-ɯ, Chiquitano uʔu- ‘honey’, p-Matacoan *-ʔi
- ‘name’: p-Tupian *j-et, p-Tupian *-jet, p-Bororo *idʒe, p-Cariban *dze, p-Matacoan *-ej, p-Zamocoan *i, (?) Chiquitano ɨri-
- ‘blood’: p-Tupian *əɯ, p-Tupian *j-O, p-Matacoan *’woj-, p-Guaicurú *-awot, Ayoreo ijo
- ‘seed’: pre-pMundurukú *j-a, p-Tupian *j-əm, p-Bororo *a, Chiquitano ijo-, p-Chiquitano *a, p-Matacoan *-oʔ, p-Guaicurú -a ‘fruit’
References
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Wiktionary has a list of reconstructed forms at Appendix:Proto-Macro-Jê reconstructions |
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Wiktionary has a list of reconstructed forms at Appendix:Proto-Tupian reconstructions |
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Wiktionary has a list of reconstructed forms at Appendix:Proto-Cariban reconstructions |
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- Rodrigues, Aryon D. (2009). "A case of affinity among Tupí, Karíb, and Macro-Jê". Revista Brasileira de Linguística Antropológica. 1: 137–162. doi:10.26512/rbla.v1i1.12289.
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- Cabral, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara; Beatriz Carreta Corrêa da Silva; Maria Risolta Silva Julião; Marina Maria Silva Magalhães. 2007. Linguistic diffusion in the Tocantins-Mearim area. In: Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral; Aryon Dall’Igna Rodrigues (ed.), Línguas e culturas Tupi, p. 357–374. Campinas: Curt Nimuendaju; Brasília: LALI.
- Seki, Lucy. 2011. Alto Xingu: uma área linguística? In: Franchetto, Bruna (ed.), Alto Xingu: uma sociedade multilíngue, p. 57-85. Rio de Janeiro: Museu do Índio/FUNAI. (in Portuguese)
- Nikulin, Andrey. 2015. On the genetic unity of Jê-Tupí-Karib (Верификация гипотезы о же-тупи-карибском генетическом единстве). Diploma thesis, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
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