Kaxuiâna
Kaxuiâna is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Sikiana, Warikyana, or Kashuyana (also called Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikïiyana, Xikiyana, Xikujana,), is a Cariban language spoken by about 12 people in Suriname.
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Words in Kaxuiâna
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | osote* | |
| eye | onu* | |
| ear | pana* | |
| nose | owna* | |
| tooth | iore* | |
| tongue | nuru* | |
| hand | amoto* | |
| blood | kamiyuru* | |
| bone | ioSp* | |
| skin | hitpo* | |
| knee | sokomoro* | |
| water | tuna | |
| fire | wehoto* | |
| sun | esese* | |
| star | Ciriko* | |
| stone | tohu* | |
| mountain | uhu* | |
| tree | wewe* | |
| night | koko* | |
| dog | aware* | |
| fish | kutma* | |
| louse | ayom3* | |
| one | t3win* | |
| two | asakr3* | |
| I | ow3* | |
| you | amoro* | |
| we | amna* | |
| see | ene* | |
| hear | eta* | |
| die | attakepu* |
* 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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Glottolog · kaxu1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kbb