Epena
Epena is a Chocoan language spoken in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, by about 3,802 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Eperara a.k.a. Epena (Southern Embera, Epena: Epérã Pedée 'person words', sía pedée) is an Embera language of Colombia, with about 250 speakers in Ecuador.
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Words in Epena
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wẽ́ɾã | |
| person | epera* | |
| name | th3* | |
| eye | tau* | |
| ear | kh3r3* | |
| nose | kh3* | |
| tooth | khida* | |
| tongue | khirame* | |
| hand | huaha* | |
| blood | wa* | |
| bone | b3r3* | |
| knee | sinapote* | |
| breast | hu* | |
| liver | thari* | |
| water | panía | |
| fire | th3p3tau* | |
| sun | akhorehiru* | |
| star | khakhai* | |
| stone | mau* | |
| tree | pakhuru* | |
| leaf | khiru* | |
| night | pharikhua* | |
| dog | usa* | |
| fish | Cikho* | |
| louse | th3* | |
| one | aba* | |
| two | ome* | |
| I | m3* | |
| you | p3* | |
| we | taCi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Emberá-TadóChocoan75% alike
- Emberá-ChamíChocoan71% alike
- Northern EmberáChocoan68% alike
- Emberá-CatíoChocoan59% alike
- Woun MeuChocoan27% alike
- ChalaAtlantic-Congo11% 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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