Jebero
Jebero is a Cahuapanan language spoken in Peru, by about 30 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
Shiwilu (Jebero, Chebero, Xebero, Xihuila) is a moribund Amazonian language spoken by the Shiwilu people of Jeberos, Peru. It is spoken by only a small number of older adults and belongs to the Cahuapanan family together with Shawi.
From Wikipedia · Shiwilu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Jebero
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | shaya' | |
| person | mu8a* | |
| name | LinLin* | |
| eye | la8a* | |
| ear | wiw3k* | |
| nose | n3tC3k* | |
| tooth | lat3k* | |
| tongue | 5in3kla* | |
| hand | it3kla* | |
| blood | ukla83k* | |
| bone | lansi7* | |
| skin | t3k* | |
| knee | tu7tu7pi* | |
| breast | mu8i* | |
| liver | kankan* | |
| water | dek | |
| fire | p3n* | |
| sun | k3kki* | |
| star | tan8ula* | |
| stone | la7pi* | |
| mountain | mutupi* | |
| tree | nala* | |
| leaf | lalum3k* | |
| dog | 5i5i7wa* | |
| fish | sam3r* | |
| louse | čimɨŋ | |
| one | ala7* | |
| two | katu7ta7* | |
| I | kwa* | |
| you | k3nma* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ShawiCahuapanan42% alike
- Ahin-Kayapa KalanguyaAustronesian11% alike
- SulkaIsolates10% alike
- BaeleleaAustronesian10% alike
- Central SamaAustronesian10% alike
- Mag-Indi AytaAustronesian10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · jebe1250 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · jeb