Madi
Madi is an Arawan language spoken in Brazil, by about 1,080 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Madí—also known as Jamamadí after one of its dialects, and also Kapaná or Kanamanti (Canamanti)—is an Arawan language spoken by about 1,000 Jamamadi, Banawá, and Jarawara people scattered over Amazonas, Brazil.
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Words in Madi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | fana | |
| name | ini* | |
| eye | noki* | |
| ear | narabi* | |
| nose | witi* | |
| tooth | ino* | |
| tongue | abate* | |
| hand | mani* | |
| blood | ama* | |
| bone | tona* | |
| skin | atari* | |
| knee | isiwiti* | |
| breast | yoha* | |
| liver | wahati* | |
| water | fa | |
| fire | yifo* | |
| sun | bahi* | |
| star | amowa* | |
| stone | yati* | |
| mountain | atami* | |
| tree | awa* | |
| leaf | waso* | |
| night | yamasoki* | |
| dog | yome* | |
| fish | aba* | |
| louse | kamati* | |
| one | one* | |
| two | fama* | |
| I | owa* | |
| you | tiwa* |
* 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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