Karo (Brazil)
Karo (Brazil) is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil, by about 210 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Karo, also known as Ramarama, is a Tupian language of Brazil.
Unusually for the indigenous languages of South America in general and Tupian in particular, Ramarama is a fairly analytic language, with limited affixation and a strict SOV word order. However, the language also displays complex processes of morphophonological alternation, segmental allophony, and interaction between segmental and suprasegmental phonology.
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Words in Karo (Brazil)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | inda | |
| name | Tet* | |
| eye | Taga* | |
| ear | nak3ra* | |
| nose | na7T3g* | |
| tooth | y3y* | |
| tongue | yoga* | |
| hand | pabe7* | |
| blood | yu* | |
| bone | Tig3* | |
| skin | peodn* | |
| breast | n3m* | |
| liver | bia* | |
| water | icɨ | |
| fire | Tadn* | |
| sun | Tawab* | |
| stone | iya* | |
| leaf | na7yop* | |
| dog | Tahyoy* | |
| fish | ip | |
| one | kotirem* | |
| two | TagarokomndEbm* | |
| I | on* | |
| you | en* | |
| we | i7t3* | |
| see | toy* | |
| hear | toy* | |
| die | pay* | |
| come | ti* | |
| path | na7p3t* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TuparíTupian25% alike
- KuruáyaTupian20% alike
- TapirapéTupian18% alike
- Gavião Do JiparanáTupian18% alike
- Cinta LargaTupian16% alike
- MakurápTupian16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · karo1305 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · arr