Potiguara language
Potiguara is an extinct Tupi language formerly used by the Potiguara people of Brazil.
Vocabulary
Potiguára words collected from an elderly male rememberer living in São Francisco, Pernambuco by Paul Wagner in 1961:| Portuguese gloss | English gloss | Potiguára |
| casa | house | ɔka |
| comida feita da mandioca | food made from cassava | patʰιšə |
| farinha de mandioca | cassava flour | pisikʰa |
| mandioca numa bola para guardar | cassava ball | kařimə |
| manipueira da mandioca | cassava plant | kənšikə |
| animal | animal | dzižuảsu |
| arma de pesca | fishing weapon | ləndʷa; šɔkʰI; phusa |
| ave | bird | nʌmbu |
| bicho | insect | mʌʔmʌndʷa |
| bicho da lama | type of insect | lɔʰhɔřu |
| cama de pau | wooden bed | kảtảtảu |
| camarão | shrimp | ařatʰʌya |
| caracol | snail | masuñi |
| comida do mato | bush food | pokumə |
| frutinha | small fruit | křařwata |
| ostra | oyster | mařiskʰo |