Emberá-Catío
Emberá-Catío is a Chocoan language spoken in Colombia and Panama, by about 15 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Catío Emberá (Catío, Katío) is an indigenous American language spoken by the Embera people of Colombia and Panama.
The language was spoken by 15,000 people in Colombia, and a few dozen in Panama, according to data published in 1992. 90 to 95% of the speakers are monolingual with a 1% literacy rate. The language is also known as Eyabida, and like most Embera languages goes by the name Embena 'human'.
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Words in Emberá-Catío
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wẽ́ɾã | |
| person | ebera* | |
| name | thr3* | |
| eye | dab3* | |
| ear | kh3w3ru* | |
| nose | kheb3* | |
| tooth | khida* | |
| tongue | khirame* | |
| hand | huwaha* | |
| blood | wa* | |
| bone | b3w3r3* | |
| knee | sakhokho* | |
| breast | hu* | |
| liver | threi* | |
| water | bánia | |
| fire | th3b3phuria* | |
| sun | 3madau* | |
| star | Chidau* | |
| stone | mogara* | |
| mountain | khathuma* | |
| tree | bakhuru* | |
| leaf | Chirua* | |
| night | diamase* | |
| dog | usa* | |
| fish | beda* | |
| louse | th3* | |
| one | aba* | |
| two | ume* | |
| I | m3* | |
| you | p3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern EmberáChocoan78% alike
- Emberá-TadóChocoan69% alike
- Emberá-ChamíChocoan69% alike
- EpenaChocoan59% alike
- Woun MeuChocoan24% alike
- BiniAtlantic-Congo12% alike
Grammar
- NdomKolopom92% alike
- Northern EmberáChocoan91% alike
- ZakhringSino-Tibetan90% alike
- DjeoromitxíNuclear-Macro-Je89% alike
- MombumMombum-Koneraw86% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea85% alike
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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