Purí language
# Purí language

Purí is an extinct language of eastern Brazil.

In the 2010s, a Puri language revitalization project was launched in the indigenous village of Maraká’nà (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro State.

## Phonology

A hypothetical inventory of Purí, based on phonological data from various scholars, was created by Neto in 2007.

### Consonants

Consonants of Purí :

| | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plosive | b ᵐp p | t | | | k |
| Nasal | m | n | | ɲ | |
| Sibilant affricate | | | t̠ʃ | | |
| Sibilant fricative | | | ʃ | | |
| Approximant | | | | j | |
| Tap/flap | | ɾ | | | |

### Vowels

Vowels of Purí :

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| Close | i | ɨ ? | u |
| Close-mid | e | | o |
| Open | | ä | |
