| Malibú | |
|---|---|
| Malebú | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Magdalena Department |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Malibu languages
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mali1242 |
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
Vocabulary
| 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 |
| 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
References
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center. pp. 244–5.
- Rivet, Paul (1947). "Les indiens Malibú". Journal de la Société des Américanistes de Paris. 36: 139–144. doi:10.3406/jsa.1947.2360.