Apiaká
Apiaká was a Tupian language once spoken in Brazil.
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Apiaká is a recently extinct Tupi language of the Apiacá people of the upper Rio Tapajos area of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It has been supplanted by Portuguese, and only 3 people have some knowledge of the language.
From Wikipedia · Apiaká language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Apiaká
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | koñá | |
| eye | erekwara* | |
| ear | inamia* | |
| nose | ap3ya* | |
| tooth | ray* | |
| tongue | ku* | |
| hand | poa* | |
| blood | takuva* | |
| bone | kaNa* | |
| skin | aipira* | |
| knee | sipiyyu7a* | |
| breast | imu* | |
| liver | p37a* | |
| water | ih | |
| fire | tata | |
| sun | ara* | |
| star | saitata7ia* | |
| stone | ita* | |
| mountain | 3v3t3ra* | |
| tree | 3wa* | |
| leaf | ka7a* | |
| night | p3tuna* | |
| dog | sawara* | |
| fish | pire | |
| louse | k3wa* | |
| one | mayupe* | |
| two | mukuy* | |
| I | si* | |
| we | nane* | |
| see | ema7e* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AmundavaTupian54% alike
- Uru-Eu-Wau-WauTupian54% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian44% alike
- GuajáTupian43% alike
- GuarayuTupian42% alike
- KayabíTupian42% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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