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Maléku Jaíka

Maléku Jaíka is a Chibchan language spoken in Costa Rica. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Maléku Jaíka · 10.7°N 84.7°W

Maléku, also called Malecu, Guatuso, Watuso-Wétar, and Guetar, Maléku: Maléku Jaíka 'the speech of our people', is an Indigenous American language of the Chibchan family spoken in north-central Costa Rica, in the area of Guatuso, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is spoken by around 300 to 460 indigenous Maléku people in an area of 2994 hectares, also called Guatusos.

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Words in Maléku Jaíka

MeaningWordRomanization
personmaleku*
nameriokten*
eyefiziku*
eartokoto*
nosetain*
toothoka*
tongueku*
handkukiCia*
bloodli*
bonelakakora*
skinlen*
kneeCuki*
breastkori*
liverkwan*
watertí
firekúe
suntoxi*
starsiyon*
stoneoktara*
mountainturuko*
treekora*
leafaun*
nighttiurikanian*
dogurunafaNiNa*
fishxualu*
pigtunhífa
louseku*
oneanakaCumaru*
twopaNi*
Iton*

* 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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