Lipan Apache
Lipan Apache was an Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit language once spoken in United States.
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Lipan (Lipan Apache: ndé miizaa) is an Eastern Southern Athabaskan language spoken by the Lipan Apache in the states of Coahuila and Chihuahua in northern Mexico, some reservations of New Mexico and parts of southern Texas. Lipan belongs to the Na-Dene languages family and it is closely related to the Jicarilla language, which is also part of the Eastern Southern Athabaskan languages.
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Words in Lipan Apache
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | -’má | |
| person | didi* | |
| name | iZi7* | |
| eye | nda* | |
| ear | Ca* | |
| nose | iCiS* | |
| tooth | xo7* | |
| tongue | zadi* | |
| hand | la7* | |
| blood | diL* | |
| bone | cih* | |
| knee | goh* | |
| breast | bi7* | |
| water | kó | |
| fire | ko7* | |
| sun | ya7ai* | |
| star | sos* | |
| stone | ci* | |
| tree | CiS* | |
| leaf | ta7* | |
| night | Li7* | |
| dog | niLi* | |
| fish | Lo7* | |
| horse | chelee | |
| louse | ya* | |
| one | La7* | |
| two | naki* | |
| I | Si* | |
| you | ndi* | |
| we | nahi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Jicarilla ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit72% alike
- Western ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit70% alike
- Mescalero-Chiricahua ApacheAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit68% alike
- NavajoAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit46% alike
- SarsiAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit40% alike
- Mattole-Bear RiverAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit37% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · lipa1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · apl