Malibú (Malebú) is an extinct and poorly attested language formerly spoken in Magdalena Department in Colombia.[1] The name "Malibú" is the word for cacique in Malibú itself. Malibú was spoken along the Magdalena River.[2]
| Malibú | |
|---|---|
| Malebú | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Magdalena Department |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Malibu languages
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mali1242 |
Vocabulary
edit| French gloss | English translation | Malibú |
|---|---|---|
| arbre manzanillo | Manchineel (Hippomane mancinella) |
tahana |
| cacique, chef espagnol | cacique, Spanish chief | malibu |
| cannot | canoe | man |
| chicha | chicha | man |
| diable, divinité | devil, deity | ytaylaco, yteylaco, yntelas, ytaylas |
| espagnol | Spanish | tinchan |
| manioc | manioc | entaha, embutac |
| nariguera d'or | golden nariguera | mayun |
| prêtre indigène, sorcier | Indigenous priest, sorcerer | mayhan, maihan |
| résine, appelée par les Espagnols cararia [scribal error for caraña], qui sert à la peinture du corps, distincte de la bija ordinaire ou roucou | resin, called by the Spanish caraña, used for body painting and distinct from Bixa orellana | napo |
| réunion pour boire | meeting for drinking | entai |
| sève du manzanillo, qui sert de poison de flèche | Manchineel sap used for arrow poison | enta |
References
edit- ↑ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 244–5.
- 1 2 Rivet, Paul (1947). "Les indiens Malibú". Journal de la Société des Américanistes de Paris. 36: 139–144. doi:10.3406/jsa.1947.2360.
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