Manao is a long-extinct Arawakan language of Brazil. The Manaos gave their name to the present-day city of Manaus, the capital city of the state of Amazonas in Brazil.
Vocabulary Manao vocabulary (flora, fauna, and cultural artifacts) collected by Barcelos (1831) and von Spix in 1819: EnglishManaoopossum (mucura)uwajalianteaterjunislothawügiant armadilloiwetipacagaaagoutiba(i)juagreen acouchi (cutiuaia)adilisquirrelmeeriratkörütapirkeemawhite-lipped peccaryaijacollared peccaryabiádʒideermajulicoatikaabiotterinewijaguar (onça)hakuranadogidi / üdititi monkey (zogue-zogue)okukuletufted capuchinuawasaki monkey (cuxiu)witʃabatpiröbotohunarimanateejabɨnaduckuwaiwild duck (marreca)wananapigeon / doveulújuwhite-tipped dove (juruti)e’icurassow (mutum)awátukörinocturnal curassow (urumutum)atʃirirooster / cockkalakavulture (urubu)w(u)auharpy eaglekukuiscarlet macawumaduayellow macawkajaluparrotweugrey-winged trumpeter (jacamim)dolitʃamitinamou (inambu)mamialligator / caimanatuleyellow-footed tortoise (jabuti)ikúliturtlemétabig-headed Amazon river turtle (cabeçudo)(u)wayellow-spotted river turtle (tracajá)talikajafishbaikötʃiikigoliath catfish (piraíba)(u)waitʃawanaredtail catfish (pirarara)dumatiger shovelnose catfish (surubim)kulöriarapaima (pirarucu)mejauühorse-fly (mutuca)erekury (Spix)gourd bowl (cuia)jamalugourd / watermelonjölölucocahipaduyam (cará)ödürucassava (mandioca)kanɨricassava shrub (maniva)kanikaticassava flour (farinha)khönökhünödücassava bread (beiju)abututapiocaɨkaiwatigrasskalauümaize / cornawatibananabanalabeanathataɨkuguaranatöwetobaccoailipipe (smoking?) -itʃakörübowkulapaarrowpalátaköshaman / sorcererapa(i)liátiri / maly (Spix)horn / trumpetkuamacanoeiitʃacaxiri (indigenous beer)koluademon / devilkamanja / kamainha (Spix) + saráwa (Spix)GodWemekeer / Mawary (Spix)knifemalieaxeeethiclay pothumeekijar (camuti) -olawagrater (ralo)dágahammock -khirablowgun (zarabatana)juluablowgun dartɨkö, julua
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