Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken in United States. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Kawaiisu language (English: , Kawaiisu: Nuwä Abigip) is a Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Kawaiisu people of California. As of 2025, only one native speaker remains, Lucille Girado.
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Words in Kawaiisu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | momoˀo | |
| person | nuwu* | |
| name | niya* | |
| eye | pu7i* | |
| ear | naxa* | |
| nose | muvito7o* | |
| tooth | tawa* | |
| tongue | exu* | |
| hand | mo7o* | |
| blood | pu* | |
| bone | oho* | |
| skin | asi7a* | |
| knee | tana* | |
| breast | pihi* | |
| liver | nuwu* | |
| water | poˀo | |
| fire | kuna* | |
| sun | ta* | |
| star | puci* | |
| stone | tu* | |
| mountain | ke* | |
| tree | suxa* | |
| leaf | naxa* | |
| night | tuxwa* | |
| dog | puxu* | |
| fish | paxu* | |
| louse | aci* | |
| one | su* | |
| two | waha* | |
| I | nu7u* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern PaiuteUto-Aztecan29% alike
- Mono (USA)Uto-Aztecan28% alike
- Ute-Southern PaiuteUto-Aztecan28% alike
- PanamintUto-Aztecan26% alike
- ComancheUto-Aztecan25% alike
- ShoshoniUto-Aztecan24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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