Language name and locationː Matis, Amazonas state, Brazil [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 马蒂斯语, 巴西西北部亚马逊州

1. epapa (litː epa= alone, -pa =-enfatic)

2. dabɨtpa  (litː da=body, -bɨt=-dual, pa=-enfatic)

3. mikɨnɨntan (litː mikɨn=hand, -ɨn=possesive, -tan=?, ted=trial)

4. mikɨn ted  (litː mikɨn=hand, ted=trial)

5. mikɨn atʂuwɨʂ ted (litː mikɨn atʂuwɨʂ=hand all) or mikɨn dadenpa=hand many

6. mikɨn maʂopa ɨkɨ ikidbɨd (litː mikɨn maʂo=hand thumb)

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Rogério Vicente Ferreira, Southern Federal University of Mato Grosso (Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil, May 12, 2009.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Rogério Vicente Ferreira , 2009 年 5 月 12 日.

Other comments: Matis is spoken by approximately 450 speakers in Amazonas state: Atalaia do Norte municipality; on Peru border; Javari valley, Brazil. Like most Panoan languages, there are only few true numbers in Matis, there are no numbers after seven in this language. Note that five can be expressed by 'mikɨn dadenpa', which means 'hand many'.