Carijona
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Carijona is a Cariban language spoken in Colombia, by about 10 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Carijona (Karihona) is a moribund Cariban language, or a pair of languages, of Colombia. It is spoken by only 15 people as of 2015. Derbyshire (1999) lists the varieties Hianacoto-Umaua and Carijona proper as separate languages.
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Words in Carijona
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | weri'tʃi | |
| person | karihona* | |
| name | eyesetu* | |
| eye | ihanari* | |
| ear | enuru* | |
| nose | onari* | |
| tooth | ijeri* | |
| tongue | iniko* | |
| hand | enyari* | |
| blood | munyu* | |
| bone | iyetihu* | |
| skin | hitihu* | |
| knee | esenaru* | |
| breast | susuru* | |
| liver | ereri* | |
| water | tuna | |
| fire | mahoto* | |
| sun | bei* | |
| star | Ciriku* | |
| stone | tahu* | |
| mountain | itu* | |
| tree | bebe* | |
| leaf | ari* | |
| night | kokoneSi* | |
| dog | kaikuCiekunu* | |
| fish | ikuCa* | |
| louse | jami* | |
| one | tenyi* | |
| two | sakanaru* | |
| I | euwi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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