Barí
Barí is a Chibchan language spoken in Colombia and Venezuela. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Barí is a Chibchan language spoken in Northwestern South America by the Barí (Motilon), by 5,000 people. It is not endangered, as the language is still being taught to children, although the Bari have acculturated to the national culture.
From Wikipedia · Barí language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Barí
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | bioɾə | |
| person | bari* | |
| name | a* | |
| eye | o* | |
| ear | kokCi* | |
| nose | disa* | |
| tooth | dudu* | |
| tongue | kobe* | |
| hand | akdu* | |
| blood | abi* | |
| bone | akara* | |
| skin | a3gSu* | |
| knee | oba* | |
| breast | twa* | |
| liver | abiNba* | |
| water | xima | |
| fire | kad3* | |
| sun | 5a* | |
| star | totubi* | |
| stone | aN* | |
| mountain | dy3ra* | |
| tree | kaa* | |
| leaf | akadu* | |
| night | s3* | |
| dog | duraba* | |
| fish | tay* | |
| louse | ku* | |
| one | itoup7* | |
| two | isami* | |
| I | nai* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Central TuneboChibchan13% alike
- BuglereChibchan12% alike
- IyiveAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- NyanjaAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- Angosturas TuneboChibchan9% alike
- SomNuclear Trans New Guinea9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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