Hupa
Hupa is an Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language spoken in United States, by about 8 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Hupa (native name: Na꞉tinixwe Mixine꞉wheʼ, lit. 'language of the Hoopa Valley people') is an extinct Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock) spoken along the lower course of the Trinity River in Northwestern California by the Hoopa Valley Hupa (Na꞉tinixwe) and Tsnungwe/South Fork Hupa (Tse꞉ningxwe) and, before European contact, by the Chilula and Whilkut peoples, to the west.
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Words in Hupa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | aat | |
| person | xosday* | |
| name | owe7* | |
| eye | na7* | |
| ear | Ciw* | |
| nose | nCwiw* | |
| tooth | gu7* | |
| hand | la7* | |
| blood | celiN* | |
| bone | ciN* | |
| knee | got* | |
| breast | cawei7* | |
| water | ta'na꞉n | |
| fire | xoN* | |
| sun | Sa* | |
| star | yasan* | |
| stone | sei* | |
| tree | iskyiN* | |
| leaf | taN* | |
| night | xaLe7* | |
| dog | LiN* | |
| fish | Lok* | |
| louse | ya7* | |
| one | łaˀ | |
| two | naxi* | |
| I | we* | |
| you | niN* | |
| we | nehe* | |
| drink | na* | |
| see | i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KatoAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit49% alike
- GaliceAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit47% alike
- Mattole-Bear RiverAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit43% alike
- Jicarilla ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit43% alike
- Eel River AthabaskanAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit41% alike
- Western ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit41% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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