Baniwa do Icana
Baniwa do Icana is an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Baniwa (Baniva), or in older sources Itayaine (Iyaine), is an Arawakan language spoken in Guainía, Colombia, Venezuela, and Amazonas, Brazil. It forms a subgroup with the Tariana, Piapoco, Resígaro and Guarequena languages. There are 10,000 speakers.
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Words in Baniwa do Icana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ína-ro | |
| person | acia* | |
| name | pitana* | |
| eye | ithiti* | |
| ear | eni* | |
| nose | teka* | |
| tooth | eca* | |
| tongue | enene* | |
| hand | kapi* | |
| blood | iryana* | |
| bone | api* | |
| knee | hryi* | |
| breast | inia* | |
| liver | hryutana* | |
| water | uni | |
| fire | tice* | |
| sun | kamui* | |
| star | hiwihri* | |
| stone | hipada* | |
| mountain | icapa* | |
| tree | haiku* | |
| leaf | phe* | |
| night | depi* | |
| dog | cinu* | |
| fish | kuphe | |
| louse | tuida* | |
| one | apa* | |
| two | camada* | |
| I | hnua* | |
| you | phia* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- CurripacoArawakan52% alike
- TarianaArawakan32% alike
- PiapocoArawakan21% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan18% alike
- Baniva de MaroaArawakan18% alike
- ResígaroArawakan17% alike
Grammar
- IñapariArawakan84% alike
- Island CaribArawakan83% alike
- AsháninkaArawakan82% alike
- WayuuArawakan82% alike
- NomatsiguengaArawakan81% alike
- AchaguaArawakan81% 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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