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Arara do Mato Grosso Indian Language
Language: Arara do Mato Grosso is a language of South America, spoken by only a few elders in Brazil.
From the recordings of the language that have been made, it is believed to be a language isolate--
that is to say, a language not related to any other.
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Names: "Arara" is a Tupi word for "macaw," which was quickly borrowed into Brazilian Portuguese.
Since many tribes used the Macaw as a tribal symbol or wore colorful parrot feathers in their regalia, there have
been many distinct tribes who have been called Arara over the years. Therefore this tribe is known as
"Arara do Mato Grosso" or "Arara do Rio Branco," after the region where they live, to disambiguate them
from unrelated tribes from other parts of Brazil such as the Arara do Para,
Arara do Acre, etc. They refer to themselves as Yugapkatã, and have also been known by place names including
Arará do Aripuanã, Arara do Beiradão, and Koaia (spelled also Koaiá or Koayá.)
Arára do Mato Grosso Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Arara do Mato Grosso language.
Mato Grosso Arara Word Lists:
Portuguese-Arara vocabulary lists from several different sources.
Arara do Beiradão Language Tree:
Theories about Arara do Mato Grosso's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Idioma Arara do Aripuanã:
Information about the Arara do Mato Grosso language in Spanish.
OLAC: Mato Grosso Arára:
Reference list of Arara do Mato Grosso language materials.
Endangered Languages Project: Arara do Mato Grosso:
Bibliography of Arara do Mato Grosso language resources.
Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Arara do Mato Grosso:
Information about Arara do Mato Grosso culture and history.
The Indigenous Tragedy of Amazonian Dams:
Article about Arara resistance to a dam being built on their territory on the Aripuanã River.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Wikipedia: Mato Grosso Arara:
Encyclopedia articles about the Arara do Mato Grosso language.
Cultura dos Arara 
Povo Arara do Rio Branco:
Information about the Arara do Mato Grosso tribe in Portuguese
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