Malibú language

Malibú
Native toColombia
RegionMagdalena Department
Extinct(date missing)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologmali1242

Malibú 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.[2]

Vocabulary

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Malibú vocabulary[2]
French gloss English translation Malibú
arbre manzanillo Manchineel
(Hippomane mancinella)
tahana
cacique, chef espagnol cacique, Spanish chief malibu
canot canoe man
chicha chicha man
diable, divinité devil, deity ytaylaco, yteylaco, yntelas, ytaylas
espagnol Spanish tinchan
manioc manioc entaha, enbutac
nariguera d'or golden nariguera mayun
prêtre indigène, sorcier Indigenous priest, sorcerer mayhan, maihan

References

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  1. ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 244–5.
  2. ^ a b Rivet, Paul (1947). "Les indiens Malibú". Journal de la Société des Américanistes de Paris. 36: 139–144. doi:10.3406/jsa.1947.2360.