Guajá
Guajá is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Guajá, or Awá (also Ayaya, Guaxare, Wazaizara), is a geographically isolated Tupi–Guarani language spoken in Brazil. The extinct 'Anambé' recorded by Ehrenreich may have been a distinct language.
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Words in Guajá
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | aha* | |
| ear | inamia* | |
| nose | yapiawa* | |
| tooth | ai* | |
| tongue | amuku* | |
| hand | po* | |
| bone | ka* | |
| skin | pire* | |
| breast | kama* | |
| water | ʔɨ | |
| fire | tata* | |
| sun | kwarah3* | |
| star | iwartai* | |
| stone | ita* | |
| tree | mira* | |
| night | p3ha* | |
| dog | yawara* | |
| fish | pira | |
| louse | k3a* | |
| two | makuy* | |
| I | iha* | |
| you | ni5a* | |
| drink | 37u* | |
| see | aCa* | |
| hear | nu* | |
| die | manu* | |
| come | u7u* | |
| path | pe* | |
| new | piahu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TeneteharaTupian57% alike
- KaiwáTupian55% alike
- Urubú-KaaporTupian54% alike
- AnambéTupian54% alike
- Suruí Do ParáTupian50% alike
- GuarayuTupian49% 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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