Lule
Lule was a language isolate once spoken in Argentina.
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.
From Wikipedia · Lule language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Lule
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | pele* | |
| name | weti* | |
| eye | cu* | |
| ear | kusancp* | |
| nose | nus* | |
| tooth | Lu* | |
| tongue | leki* | |
| hand | is* | |
| blood | ewe* | |
| bone | ise* | |
| skin | nac* | |
| knee | ac* | |
| breast | L7u* | |
| liver | kanap* | |
| water | to* | |
| fire | ikwe* | |
| sun | ini* | |
| star | kwel* | |
| stone | ay* | |
| mountain | ay* | |
| tree | e* | |
| leaf | ancp* | |
| night | uy7o* | |
| dog | kule* | |
| fish | peas* | |
| louse | mices* | |
| one | alapea* | |
| two | tamop* | |
| I | kis* | |
| you | we* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BribriChibchan8% alike
- HmarSino-Tibetan8% alike
- SunamSino-Tibetan8% alike
- Border KunaChibchan8% alike
- Eton-MengisaAtlantic-Congo8% alike
- BiniAtlantic-Congo8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · lule1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ule