Awetí
Awetí is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil, by about 170 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Awetí or Aweti language is one of the Tupian languages of Central Brazil. Spoken by the indigenous Aweti people that live along the Upper Xingu River, the language is in danger of becoming extinct with a declining 150 living speakers.
From Wikipedia · Awetí language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Awetí
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | eta* | |
| ear | eyapi* | |
| nose | ab3y* | |
| tongue | eku* | |
| hand | po* | |
| blood | uw3k* | |
| bone | kaN* | |
| skin | ap* | |
| knee | epya* | |
| water | ʔɨ | |
| fire | taZa* | |
| sun | kwat* | |
| tree | 3p* | |
| leaf | op* | |
| dog | tuwawatu* | |
| fish | pira7i3t* | |
| one | mayapete* | |
| two | monkoy* | |
| I | atit* | |
| you | en* | |
| we | kaya* | |
| see | tup* | |
| hear | etup* | |
| die | mayo* | |
| come | ut* | |
| path | me* | |
| new | m3ta* | |
| full | 3p3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian42% alike
- KamayuráTupian35% alike
- ApiakáTupian32% alike
- KayabíTupian32% alike
- Xingú AsuriníTupian31% alike
- Suruí Do ParáTupian31% alike
Grammar
- Mbyá GuaraníTupian86% alike
- NheengatuTupian84% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian84% alike
- DjeoromitxíNuclear-Macro-Je84% alike
- ArikapúNuclear-Macro-Je82% alike
- ArawetéTupian82% alike
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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