Maipure-Avane
Maipure-Avane was an Arawakan language once spoken in Venezuela.
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Maipure (endonym: maipùri jucuàre, IPA: [maiˈpuɺi jukuˈaɺɛ]) is an extinct Arawakan (Maipurean) language formerly spoken in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. The language began declining, and eventually went extinct, around the late 18th century. The Italian missionary and linguist Filippo S. Gilij documented the only significant information on Maipure. In addition, Gilij used Maipure as the cornerstone of the recognition of the Maipurean (Arawakan) language family.
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Words in Maipure-Avane
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kamone* | |
| name | iti* | |
| eye | purixki* | |
| ear | akini* | |
| nose | kiri* | |
| tooth | eti* | |
| tongue | are* | |
| hand | kapi* | |
| knee | kumaraki* | |
| water | veni* | |
| fire | kati* | |
| sun | kie* | |
| star | urupu* | |
| stone | kipa* | |
| mountain | yapa* | |
| tree | a* | |
| leaf | ipana* | |
| night | yati* | |
| dog | auri* | |
| fish | timaki* | |
| one | pata* | |
| two | avume* | |
| I | nuya* | |
| you | pia* | |
| we | uaya* | |
| see | nava* | |
| hear | kaka* | |
| die | mava* | |
| come | nua* | |
| path | anepu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yavitero-PareniArawakan32% alike
- PiapocoArawakan23% alike
- Baniva de MaroaArawakan21% alike
- IñapariArawakan20% alike
- WayuuArawakan19% alike
- PalikúrArawakan19% alike
Grammar
- AchaguaArawakan85% alike
- Baniva de MaroaArawakan83% alike
- CurripacoArawakan82% alike
- Yavitero-PareniArawakan81% alike
- PaunakaArawakan81% alike
- WauráArawakan80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.