Cañar-Azuay-South Chimborazo Highland Quichua
Cañar-Azuay-South Chimborazo Highland Quichua is a Quechuan language spoken in Ecuador. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Cañar Highland Quichua is a variety of the Kichwa language spoken in the Cañar Province of Ecuador. The language has received significant influence in its vocabulary from the long-extinct and poorly known Cañari language.
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Words in Cañar-Azuay-South Chimborazo Highland Quichua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hinti* | |
| name | Suti* | |
| eye | 5awi* | |
| ear | rinri* | |
| nose | singa* | |
| tooth | kiru* | |
| tongue | kaLu* | |
| hand | maki* | |
| blood | yawar* | |
| bone | tuLu* | |
| skin | kara* | |
| knee | kunguri* | |
| breast | CuCu* | |
| liver | yanaSungu* | |
| water | yaku* | |
| fire | nina* | |
| sun | inti* | |
| star | luziru* | |
| stone | rumi* | |
| mountain | urku* | |
| tree | yura* | |
| leaf | panga* | |
| night | tuta* | |
| dog | alku* | |
| fish | piskadu* | |
| louse | usa* | |
| one | Suh* | |
| two | iSkay* | |
| I | 5uka* | |
| you | kan* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Calderón Highland QuichuaQuechuan94% alike
- Loja Highland QuichuaQuechuan94% alike
- Northern Pastaza QuichuaQuechuan93% alike
- Tungurahua Highland QuichuaQuechuan92% alike
- Chimborazo Highland QuichuaQuechuan86% alike
- Imbabura Highland QuichuaQuechuan83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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