Arawak
Arawak is an Arawakan language spoken in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, by about 2,500 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Lokono (Lokono Dian, literally "people's talk" by its speakers), also known as Arawak (Arowak, Aruák; Eastern Maroon Creole: Aluwakatongo), is an Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) Indigenous peoples of South America in eastern Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, and French Guiana. It is the eponymous language of the Indigenous Arawakan language family.
Lokono is an active–stative language.
From Wikipedia · Lokono language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Arawak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | akusi | |
| hand | akhabo | |
| heart | wasina | |
| water | oniabo | |
| fire | ikihi | |
| star | wiwa | |
| sky | hayumu | |
| tree | ada | |
| fish | hime | |
| snake | ori |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Island CaribArawakan21% alike
- GarifunaArawakan15% alike
- WayuuArawakan13% alike
- ParecísArawakan12% alike
- PalikúrArawakan12% alike
- Dandami MariaDravidian11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · araw1276 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · arw