Andoa

Andoa was a Zaparoan language once spoken in Peru.

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Andoa (Andoa: Katsakáti) is an extinct Zaparoan language of Ecuador and Peru. It was found in the Pastaza River region of Ecuador and Peru. It is also known as Shimigae/Semigae and Gae/Gay. The Andoa people have integrated into the Quechua and now speak either Canelos-Quechua or Spanish. The last known speaker, Hipólito Arahuanaza, died in 2012.

From Wikipedia · Andoa language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Andoa

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	puano*
eye	mixya*
ear	omako*
nose	xukwa*
tooth	ikyaxa*
tongue	ti*
hand	awaSi*
knee	kimuhukwa7*
water	moáka
fire	omani*
sun	opanano*
star	adihya*
stone	tsaxya*
tree	amaka*
leaf	name*
dog	atsari*
fish	imyano*
louse	sokwanaxa*
I	kixa*
you	kiaxa*
we	kanaxa*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Southern Pastaza Quechua Achuar-Shiwiar Omurano Candoshi-Shapra Taushiro Záparo Northern Pastaza Quichua Huambisa Shuar Urarina

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