Macuna
Masa ye
Macuna is a Tucanoan language spoken in Brazil and Colombia, by about 1,032 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Macuna, also known as Buhagana, Wahana, is a Tucanoan language of Colombia and Brazil.
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Words in Macuna
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | bãs-õ | |
| person | basa* | |
| name | wabe* | |
| eye | kahea* | |
| ear | gaboro* | |
| nose | igea* | |
| tooth | guhiga* | |
| tongue | yebero* | |
| hand | abo* | |
| blood | ri* | |
| bone | goa* | |
| skin | wiro* | |
| knee | rihobudia* | |
| breast | ohea* | |
| liver | yeberiti* | |
| water | ide | |
| fire | heabe* | |
| sun | ubakayi* | |
| star | yokoaga* | |
| stone | g3taga* | |
| mountain | buro* | |
| tree | yuk3* | |
| leaf | hu* | |
| night | yabi* | |
| dog | ekar3yai* | |
| fish | wai* | |
| louse | giab3* | |
| one | ko* | |
| two | h3a* | |
| I | y3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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