Colombian Inga
Colombian Inga is a Quechuan language spoken in Colombia and Venezuela, by about 33 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Inga Kichwa is a dialect of Kichwa spoken in the Colombian Putumayo region by the Inga people. There are two dialects: Highland Inga, spoken in the Sibundoy valley; and Jungle Inga, spoken on the Putumayo and Japurá Rivers.
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Words in Colombian Inga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | warmi | |
| person | runa* | |
| name | suti* | |
| eye | 5awi* | |
| ear | rinri* | |
| nose | singa* | |
| tooth | kiru* | |
| tongue | kalyu* | |
| hand | maki* | |
| blood | yawar* | |
| bone | tulyu* | |
| skin | kara* | |
| knee | kungur* | |
| breast | CuCu* | |
| liver | sungu* | |
| water | iaku | |
| fire | nina* | |
| sun | indi* | |
| star | istrilya* | |
| stone | rumi* | |
| mountain | luma* | |
| tree | saCa* | |
| leaf | panga* | |
| night | tuta* | |
| dog | alku* | |
| fish | Calwa* | |
| louse | usa* | |
| one | sug* | |
| two | iskay* | |
| I | nuka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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