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Aikanã

Aikanã is a language isolate spoken in Brazil, by about 200 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Aikanã · 12.7°S 60.5°W

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Aikanã (sometimes called Tubarão, Corumbiara/Kolumbiara, or Huari/Uari/Wari) is an endangered language isolate spoken by about 250 Aikanã people in Rondônia, Brazil. It has SOV word order. Aikanã uses the Latin script. The people live with speakers of Koaia (Kwaza).

From Wikipedia · Aikanã language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Aikanã

MeaningWordRomanization
namekjaw3j*
eyemuka*
earni8u*
nosenawa*
toothmuj*
tonguewaru*
handine*
bloodi*
bonezu*
skinedudu*
kneer3mu*
breastCeCy7i*
liveriri*
waterha'ne
firehine*
sunjederine7i*
starjite*
stonehaZi*
mountainui*
treewe*
leafwidjdiZi*
night8une*
dogarjya*
fishati*
lousek3j*
oneameme*
twoatuka*
Ihisa*
youhi8a*
wesate*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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