Ikpeng
Ikpeng is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil, by about 500 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Ikpeng language is the language of the Ikpeng people (also known as Txikāo) who live in the Xingu Indigenous National Park in Mato Grosso, Brazil. There are approximately 500 speakers. Ikpeng is a language with high transmission, meaning it is passed on from parent to child at a high rate, with all members speaking the language. The majority of members are also bilingual speakers of Portuguese. The Ikpeng language is part of the Carib (Karib) language family.
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Words in Ikpeng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | eret* | |
| eye | eNru* | |
| ear | iwanan* | |
| nose | geNnan* | |
| tooth | toen* | |
| tongue | olu* | |
| hand | imyar3* | |
| blood | im3Nru* | |
| bone | itp3nkom* | |
| skin | iput* | |
| knee | ipyagumi* | |
| breast | maNa* | |
| liver | geren* | |
| water | ga* | |
| fire | aCi* | |
| sun | CiCi* | |
| star | t3riN* | |
| stone | 3w3* | |
| mountain | elan* | |
| tree | yay* | |
| leaf | ampo* | |
| night | kok* | |
| dog | akari* | |
| fish | wot | |
| louse | ayam* | |
| one | nane* | |
| two | arak* | |
| I | uro* | |
| you | omro* | |
| we | Cimna* |
* 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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