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Matis Indian Language (Mati)

Matis is a Panoan language of South America, closely related to Matses. Matis is spoken by about 100 people in western Brazil. It is an agglutinative language with SOV word order.

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Matis Language Resources

Matis Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Matis language, with comparison to words in other Panoan languages.

House of Languages: Matís:
Information about Matis language usage.

Matis Language:
Demographic information on Matis from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Matse-Matis Language Tree:
Theories about Matis' language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Matis Language Structures:
Matis linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Lengua Matís:
Matis language information including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.

Matis Culture and History Links

Matis Indians: The Jaguar People:
Article on the Matis people and their traditions.

Tribes of Central Brazil:
Map showing where the Matis people live in Brazil.

The Matis of Brazil:
Brief profile of the Matis tribe, with a photograph.

Indigenous Cultures: Matis:
Simple overview of Matis culture.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Matis:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Matis tribe.
  Matis

Os Matis

Lingua Matis:
Information about the Matis and their language in Portuguese.

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