Cayuse
Cayuse was a language isolate once spoken in United States.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Cayuse is an extinct language isolate once spoken by the Cayuse people (autonym: Liksiyu) of Oregon.
From Wikipedia · Cayuse language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Cayuse
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nuNnawik* | |
| name | peSp* | |
| eye | hEkam3S* | |
| ear | takS* | |
| nose | plokin* | |
| tooth | tenif* | |
| tongue | puS* | |
| hand | apip* | |
| blood | tuwayus* | |
| bone | papt* | |
| skin | takasput* | |
| knee | Sespupt* | |
| breast | kuks* | |
| liver | kailiau* | |
| water | iskans* | |
| fire | tEC* | |
| sun | huewiS* | |
| star | LiLiS* | |
| stone | apit* | |
| mountain | tayt* | |
| tree | lawik* | |
| leaf | qaisos* | |
| night | talp* | |
| dog | napa* | |
| fish | lakunt* | |
| I | iniN* | |
| you | niki* | |
| we | nam3k* | |
| drink | amkoonta* | |
| see | miskalent3nt* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MolaleIsolates14% alike
- MarúboPano-Tacanan11% alike
- KadarDravidian10% alike
- TimucuaIsolates9% alike
- Northwest SahaptinSahaptian9% alike
- Southeastern KolamiDravidian9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · cayu1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xcy