Baniva de Maroa
Baniva de Maroa is an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, by about 650 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Baniwa of Guainía, or Baniwa of Maroa, is an Arawakan language of Brazil and of Maroa Municipality in Venezuela, spoken near the Guainia River. It is one of several languages which go by the generic name Baniwa/Baniva. One of its primary dialects is Warekena (Guarequena), or more precisely Warekena of Xié.
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Words in Baniva de Maroa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | neyawa | |
| person | enami* | |
| name | Sina* | |
| eye | nupori* | |
| ear | nutanipara* | |
| nose | yapa* | |
| tooth | eSi* | |
| tongue | talu* | |
| hand | apiwe* | |
| blood | miaSi* | |
| bone | Simapie* | |
| skin | mata* | |
| knee | nukuwaruitare* | |
| breast | Cini* | |
| liver | nenituana* | |
| water | weni* | |
| fire | aSi* | |
| sun | amuSi* | |
| star | wiminari* | |
| stone | ipa* | |
| mountain | yapa* | |
| tree | atapi* | |
| leaf | Cape* | |
| night | yaSapua* | |
| dog | Cinu* | |
| fish | Sime* | |
| louse | cuida* | |
| one | peya* | |
| two | enaba* | |
| I | nuya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yavitero-PareniArawakan34% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan21% alike
- Baniwa do IcanaArawakan18% alike
- BaréArawakan17% alike
- CurripacoArawakan16% alike
- PiapocoArawakan13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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