Deni
Deni is an Arawan language spoken in Brazil, by about 740 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Deni (also Dení, Dani) is an Arawan language spoken in Brazil. Deni is very similar to the other languages of the Arawan language family, but is especially similar to the Jamamadi language.
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Words in Deni
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | amunehe | |
| name | uni* | |
| eye | nukhu* | |
| ear | varibu* | |
| nose | ivene* | |
| tooth | inu* | |
| tongue | ebenu* | |
| hand | zepe* | |
| blood | ama* | |
| bone | tune* | |
| skin | eteru* | |
| knee | khuburi* | |
| breast | zuhuzi* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | pashu* | |
| fire | hahphu* | |
| sun | mahi* | |
| star | amuva* | |
| stone | siba* | |
| mountain | adami* | |
| tree | ava* | |
| leaf | ephe* | |
| night | zume* | |
| dog | meze* | |
| fish | aba | |
| louse | kamati* | |
| one | uhar* | |
| two | pama* | |
| I | uva* | |
| you | tia* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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