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Pirahã
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English
Alternative forms
en Piraha
en Pirahá uncommon
en Pirahan rare
Etymology
en
Pronunciation
en /ˈpiːɹəhɑː/ /piːɹəˈhɑːn/ UK
Noun
p
An indigenous people from what is now the Brazilian state of Amazonas
Translations
people
Pirahã: myp híaitíihí, myp hiáitihí
Portuguese: pt pirahã m-p, pt pirahãs m-p
Russian: ru пираха
Proper noun
The language of that people
en 2005 w:Daniel Everett Cultural Constraints on Grammar and Cognition in Pirahã Current Anthropology 46.4 The Pirahã language challenges simplistic application of Hockett's nearly universally accepted design features of human language by showing that some of these features (interchangeability, displacement, and productivity) may be culturally constrained.
Translations
language
French: fr pirahã m
Pirahã: myp apáitisí, myp xapaitíiso
Portuguese: pt pirahã m
Russian: ru пираха m, ru пираханский, ru пираа m
See also
myp
Anagrams
en aahipr raphia Raphia pariah Pahari
en Languages piraha