Capanahua
Capanahua is a Pano-Tacanan language spoken in Peru. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Capanahua or Kapanawa [kapaˈnawa] is a moribund Panoan language spoken in western South America by 50 of the 400 Capanahua people, around the area of the Tapiche-Buncuya river.
From Wikipedia · Capanahua language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Capanahua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | xoni* | |
| name | xane* | |
| eye | bero* | |
| ear | pabiki* | |
| nose | riki* | |
| tooth | Seta* | |
| tongue | xana* | |
| hand | meke* | |
| blood | ximi* | |
| bone | Sao* | |
| skin | biCi* | |
| knee | raboSo* | |
| breast | Soa* | |
| liver | taka* | |
| water | jene | |
| fire | Ci7i* | |
| sun | bari* | |
| star | wiSi* | |
| stone | maka* | |
| mountain | maCi* | |
| tree | xiwi* | |
| leaf | pe* | |
| night | yae* | |
| dog | oCiti* | |
| fish | yapa* | |
| louse | kai* | |
| one | westi* | |
| two | rabe* | |
| you | mi* | |
| we | noke* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Shipibo-ConiboPano-Tacanan49% alike
- AmahuacaPano-Tacanan44% alike
- PanoboPano-Tacanan44% alike
- ChácoboPano-Tacanan43% alike
- CashinahuaPano-Tacanan38% alike
- SharanahuaPano-Tacanan37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · capa1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kaq