Gros Ventre
Gros Ventre was an Algic language once spoken in United States.
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Atsina, or Gros Ventre ( GROH-vont; French: [ɡʁo vɑ̃tʁ]; also known as Aaniiih, Ananin, Ahahnelin, Ahe, A’ani, and ʔɔʔɔɔɔniiih), is the ancestral language of the Gros Ventre people of what is today Montana. The last fluent speaker, Theresa Lamebull, died in 2007, though revitalization efforts are underway.
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Words in Gros Ventre
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | hiθã | |
| eye | bEso8* | |
| ear | wanotan* | |
| nose | beiSE* | |
| tooth | biciti* | |
| tongue | bitani* | |
| hand | bETeTi* | |
| blood | noubE* | |
| bone | hou* | |
| liver | ka7a* | |
| water | níc | |
| fire | osotE* | |
| sun | hisos* | |
| star | hatou* | |
| stone | axa7EnETE* | |
| tree | hahatina* | |
| dog | hote* | |
| fish | nawu* | |
| louse | teibyi* | |
| one | CE8eiT* | |
| two | ni8E* | |
| see | aha* |
* 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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