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Matanau language

extinct Tupian language

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ137921907 ↗
Source-derived summary

Matanau is an extinct Tupian language of the Mondé group, formerly spoken at the mouth of the Aripuanã River. It is solely documented by an 1829 wordlist by Johann Natterer. It is very similar to Kabanaé, which was spoken in the same region.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Matanau language” as extinct Tupian language. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1829—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Matanau, language and extinct can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as extinct Tupian language. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q137921907. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1829.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

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  2. Expand the search: follow Matanau language primary sources, Matanau language archive and Matanau research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Matanau language” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.