Chibcha
Muysccubun
Chibcha was a Chibchan language once spoken in Colombia.
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Muisca or Muysca (*Chibcha pronunciation: [/ˈmɨska/] *Chibcha pronunciation: [[ˈmʷɨska]]), also known as Chibcha, Mosca and Muysca of Bogotá, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Muisca people, one of the many indigenous cultures of the Americas, historically only in the Savanna of Bogotá. The Muisca inhabit the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of what today is Colombia. "Chibcha" was, according to Pedro Simón, the language's indigenous name, however colonial-era dictionaries contradict this and indicate the indigenous name was muysccubun.
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Words in Chibcha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | m3ska* | |
| name | h3ka* | |
| eye | upkua* | |
| ear | kuhuka* | |
| nose | saka* | |
| tooth | sika* | |
| tongue | pkua* | |
| hand | 3ta* | |
| blood | h3ba* | |
| bone | ku3ne* | |
| skin | huka* | |
| knee | xota* | |
| breast | suhupka* | |
| liver | t3h3ba* | |
| water | sie | |
| fire | xata* | |
| sun | sua* | |
| star | baxua* | |
| stone | h3ka* | |
| mountain | xua* | |
| tree | k3e* | |
| leaf | k3e* | |
| night | ca* | |
| dog | to* | |
| fish | xua* | |
| louse | kue* | |
| one | ata | |
| two | boca* | |
| I | h3sa* | |
| you | mue* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- San Blas KunaChibchan12% alike
- RamaChibchan11% alike
- CoguiChibchan10% alike
- Angosturas TuneboChibchan10% alike
- AnambéTupian10% alike
- BuglereChibchan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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