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Lule

Lule was a language isolate once spoken in Argentina.

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Lule · 25.2°S 61.9°W

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Lule is an indigenous language of northern Argentina, which is now extinct. Campbell (1997) writes that in 1981 there was an unconfirmed report that Lule was still spoken by 5 families in Resistencia in east-central Chaco Province. It is unclear if it is the same language as Tonocoté.

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Words in Lule

MeaningWordRomanization
personpele*
nameweti*
eyecu*
earkusancp*
nosenus*
toothLu*
tongueleki*
handis*
bloodewe*
boneise*
skinnac*
kneeac*
breastL7u*
liverkanap*
waterto*
fireikwe*
sunini*
starkwel*
stoneay*
mountainay*
treee*
leafancp*
nightuy7o*
dogkule*
fishpeas*
lousemices*
onealapea*
twotamop*
Ikis*
youwe*

* 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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