Guarayu
Guarayu is a Tupian language spoken in Bolivia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Guarayu (Guarayu: Gwarayú, nyanyanye, ñañañe, guarani'ete) is a Tupian language of Bolivia that is spoken by the Guarayo people who numbered 23,910 in 2012.
There were some 30 speakers of Guarayu in Paraguay as of 2012.
From Wikipedia · Guarayu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Written down
Opakatu ava yoro’a nda’ei tembigwaigwa oyoyatupri, sekotupri, vaëra, imboeteisara, oikatu ipi’a yemoñeta, imbaekua, ndiyai yurekorairai ñepëi pëi ambua rese.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Guarayu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | eca* | |
| ear | nami* | |
| nose | Ci* | |
| tooth | ay* | |
| tongue | ku* | |
| hand | pa* | |
| blood | uw3* | |
| bone | ka* | |
| skin | pirer* | |
| knee | en3p37a* | |
| breast | ka* | |
| liver | p37a* | |
| water | 3* | |
| fire | tata* | |
| sun | ar3* | |
| mountain | 3b3t3r* | |
| leaf | o* | |
| night | p3tu* | |
| fish | pira* | |
| louse | k3* | |
| one | yepei* | |
| I | Ce* | |
| you | ne* | |
| we | yane* | |
| drink | 3u* | |
| see | epia* | |
| hear | enu* | |
| die | mano* | |
| come | u* | |
| new | p3acu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian63% alike
- TeneteharaTupian57% alike
- AnambéTupian56% alike
- ParakanãTupian55% alike
- Suruí Do ParáTupian54% alike
- Xingú AsuriníTupian54% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · guar1292 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · gyr