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Enlhet Norte

Enlhet Norte is a Lengua-Mascoy language spoken in Paraguay.

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Enlhet Norte · 22.5°S 59.0°W

Enlhet (Eenlhit), or Northern Lengua, is a language of the Paraguayan Chaco, spoken by the northern Enxet people. It is also known as Vowak and Powok.

In Filadelfia (Paraguayan Chaco) there is an organization that advocates for Enlhet language.

From Wikipedia · Enlhet language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Enlhet Norte

MeaningWordRomanization
personenLet*
nameneNwesey7*
eyeeNatek*
eareNhakok*
noseeNwahek*
tootheNma7aok*
tongueeNaLkok*
handeNmek*
bloodema*
boneeNeLkapok*
skineNyempehek*
kneeentapnek*
breastnemeeNak*
livereNhekhek*
wateryeNmen*
firetaLa*
sunaknem7*
starapyaw7a*
stonematamoN*
mountaineNkeLe*
treeyamet*
leafawa7*
nightaLta7a*
dogsemheN*
fishkelasma*
lousepetem*
oneLama*
twoa7net*
Iko7o*
youLeya7*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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