Kwaza
Kwaza is a language isolate spoken in Brazil, by about 54 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Kwaza (also written as Kwazá or Koaiá, Kwaza: Tsẽtsitswa) is an endangered Amazonian language spoken by 25 of the Kwaza people of Brazil. Kwaza is an unclassified language. It has grammatical similarities with neighboring Aikanã and Kanoê, but it is not yet clear whether this is due to a genealogical relationship or to contact.
From Wikipedia · Kwaza language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kwaza
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tay | |
| name | man37anai* | |
| eye | etui* | |
| ear | 5asi* | |
| nose | cEni* | |
| tooth | miki* | |
| tongue | tuku* | |
| hand | coye* | |
| blood | ya* | |
| bone | cu* | |
| skin | esiki* | |
| knee | esi* | |
| breast | tere* | |
| liver | eri* | |
| water | hã | |
| fire | hi* | |
| sun | kosa* | |
| star | Cituye* | |
| stone | haki* | |
| mountain | curucatu* | |
| tree | 3w3nw3* | |
| leaf | hecise* | |
| night | hadeya* | |
| dog | yereswa* | |
| fish | manini* | |
| louse | s3t3* | |
| one | tei* | |
| two | ak3* | |
| I | si* | |
| you | s3i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AikanãIsolates13% alike
- Ura (Vanuatu)Austronesian12% alike
- East MaselaAustronesian9% alike
- Hiri MotuPidgin9% alike
- BashkirTurkic9% alike
- PipilUto-Aztecan9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kwaz1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xwa