Arikapú
Arikapú was a Nuclear-Macro-Je language once spoken in Brazil.
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Arikapú (also historically called Mashubi) is an endangered Yabutian language, historically spoken by the Arikapú people in the upper reaches of the Amazon basin. The language is moribund, with only two living speakers, and no one actively learning the language. A bilingual Arikapú-Portuguese dictionary with approximately 1350 words has been compiled, along with a Latin script writing system for the language.
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Words in Arikapú
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | on3hE* | |
| name | taCi* | |
| eye | hakarE* | |
| ear | nipwaro* | |
| nose | ninika* | |
| tooth | Cokriha* | |
| tongue | nukut3rE* | |
| hand | nikay* | |
| blood | Co* | |
| bone | Ci* | |
| skin | k3* | |
| knee | mEpE* | |
| breast | nun3* | |
| liver | m3* | |
| water | mi | |
| fire | pik3* | |
| sun | t3ha* | |
| moon | kupa | |
| star | wir3wir3* | |
| stone | kra* | |
| mountain | kam3* | |
| tree | ku* | |
| leaf | ni* | |
| night | paCiu* | |
| dog | kura* | |
| fish | minu | |
| louse | tao* | |
| one | t3wE* | |
| two | hEri* | |
| I | ihE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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