Achagua
Achagua is an Arawakan language spoken in Colombia, by about 514 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Achagua, or Achawa (Achagua: Achawa), is an Arawakan language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 250 individuals speak the language, many of whom also speak Piapoco or Spanish.
"Achagua is a language of the Maipurean Arawakan group traditionally spoken by the Achagua people of Venezuela and east-central Colombia."
A "Ponares" language is inferred from surnames, and may have been Achawa or Piapoco.
From Wikipedia · Achagua language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Achagua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | íina | |
| person | Coniwenai* | |
| eye | tui* | |
| ear | wiba* | |
| nose | daku* | |
| tongue | inane* | |
| hand | kahi* | |
| blood | iZai* | |
| bone | iyahi* | |
| knee | yuZui* | |
| breast | ini* | |
| liver | Calide* | |
| water | siatai | |
| fire | CiCai* | |
| sun | kaiwia* | |
| star | sali* | |
| stone | iba* | |
| mountain | duli* | |
| tree | huba* | |
| leaf | banabai* | |
| dog | auli* | |
| fish | kubai* | |
| louse | witeniSi* | |
| one | bakeZi* | |
| two | Camai* | |
| I | nuya* | |
| you | hiya* | |
| we | waya* | |
| drink | iZa* | |
| see | kaba* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- PiapocoArawakan34% alike
- Yavitero-PareniArawakan19% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan18% alike
- CurripacoArawakan16% alike
- BaréArawakan16% alike
- TarianaArawakan15% alike
Grammar
- Baniva de MaroaArawakan86% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan85% alike
- BaréArawakan83% alike
- WapishanaArawakan82% alike
- WauráArawakan82% alike
- PaunakaArawakan81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · acha1250 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · aca