Aymara
Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Written down
Taqpach jaqejh khuskat uñjatatäpjhewa munañapansa, lurañapansa, amuyasiñapansa, ukatwa jilani sullkanípjhaspas ukham uñjasipjhañapawa.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Aymara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | mama | |
| father | tata | |
| man | chacha | |
| woman | palla | |
| friend | masi | |
| eye | naira | |
| ear | jinchu | |
| nose | nasa | |
| hand | ampara | |
| heart | lluqu | |
| blood | wila | |
| liver | kʼiwcha | |
| water | uma | |
| fire | nina | |
| moon | phaxsi | |
| star | warawara | |
| sky | alaxa pacha | |
| rain | jallu | |
| snow | khunu | |
| wind | saxra | |
| river | jawira | |
| sea | lamara | |
| tree | khoka | |
| leaf | laphi | |
| night | aruma | |
| dog | anu | |
| cat | phisi | |
| fish | challwa | |
| bird | jamach'i | |
| horse | kawallu |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern AymaraAymaran65% alike
- JaqaruAymaran54% alike
- Puno QuechuaQuechuan20% alike
- Ayacucho QuechuaQuechuan18% alike
- Yauyos QuechuaQuechuan18% alike
- Chiquián Ancash QuechuaQuechuan17% alike
Grammar
- San Martín QuechuaQuechuan82% alike
- North Junín QuechuaQuechuan82% alike
- Calderón Highland QuichuaQuechuan82% alike
- Ayacucho QuechuaQuechuan81% alike
- Southern AymaraAymaran81% alike
- YamphuSino-Tibetan81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.