Araona
alaōna
Araona is a Pano-Tacanan language spoken in Bolivia, by about 81 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Araona or Cavina is an indigenous language spoken by the South America Araona people; about 90% of the 90 Araona people are fluent (W. Adelaar). Use of the language amongst the tribe is considered vigorous although Spanish knowledge is increasing. The Araonans live in the headwaters of the Manupari river in northwest Bolivia. Their language has a dictionary and portions of the Bible have been translated into Araona.
Capachene and Machui are dialects of either Araona or of Cavineña.
From Wikipedia · Araona language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Araona
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | kwala | |
| person | kwiCa* | |
| name | bani* | |
| eye | toa* | |
| ear | izaha* | |
| nose | wi* | |
| tooth | ce* | |
| tongue | ana* | |
| hand | me* | |
| blood | ami* | |
| bone | coa* | |
| skin | biki* | |
| knee | eadai* | |
| breast | aco* | |
| liver | takwa* | |
| water | eowi | |
| fire | kwati* | |
| sun | zeti* | |
| stone | mahana* | |
| mountain | emaSokwe* | |
| tree | akwi* | |
| leaf | akwii5a* | |
| night | sisa* | |
| dog | nio* | |
| fish | hae | |
| louse | i5akwa* | |
| one | peada* | |
| two | beta* | |
| I | ema* | |
| you | mi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TacanaPano-Tacanan45% alike
- CavineñaPano-Tacanan41% alike
- Ese EjjaPano-Tacanan36% alike
- Cashibo-CacataiboPano-Tacanan14% alike
- Shipibo-ConiboPano-Tacanan13% alike
- ChácoboPano-Tacanan13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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