Itonama
Itonama was a language isolate once spoken in Bolivia.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Itonama (Itonama: sihnipadara '1PL.EXCL-word') is an extinct language isolate once spoken by the Itonama people in the Amazonian lowlands of north-eastern Bolivia. It was spoken on the Itonomas River and Lake in Beni Department.
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Words in Itonama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | buwa* | |
| name | kadaya* | |
| eye | kururu* | |
| ear | mostodo* | |
| nose | nu* | |
| tooth | womote* | |
| tongue | poCosnila* | |
| hand | mapara* | |
| blood | nasto* | |
| bone | C3d3k3* | |
| skin | poroma* | |
| knee | niCity3ru* | |
| breast | p3me* | |
| liver | wan3ta* | |
| water | wanu'we | |
| fire | bari* | |
| sun | wapaCa* | |
| star | kiCi* | |
| stone | pala* | |
| tree | b3te* | |
| leaf | mado* | |
| night | yumani* | |
| dog | pa7u* | |
| fish | opi | |
| louse | Ca7e* | |
| one | kane* | |
| two | Cupa* | |
| I | osni* | |
| you | oni* | |
| we | dinike* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Elsewhere
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