Mapoyo
Mapoyo is a Cariban language spoken in Colombia and Venezuela, by about 12 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Mapoyo is a Carib language spoken in the state of Amazonas, Venezuela. The language is virtually extinct, with only two to three speakers reported in 2014, and the speakers' use of the language has been interfered with by Spanish, which has completely overtaken Mapoyo in the community. The oral tradition of the Mapoyo was recognized in 2014 as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO.
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Words in Mapoyo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wanai* | |
| name | yetu* | |
| eye | yenuyabE* | |
| ear | pana* | |
| nose | yEnna* | |
| tooth | yE* | |
| tongue | nuru* | |
| hand | yemekunu* | |
| blood | misukuru* | |
| bone | yEbE* | |
| skin | pibE* | |
| breast | mati* | |
| liver | itere* | |
| water | tuna | |
| fire | wato* | |
| star | sihkE* | |
| stone | tEpu* | |
| leaf | yari* | |
| night | koba* | |
| dog | weroro* | |
| fish | moroko* | |
| louse | kamu* | |
| one | tEhkenaru* | |
| two | sakenaru* | |
| I | wuhu* | |
| you | ErE* | |
| we | naha* | |
| drink | yeni* | |
| see | yeni* | |
| hear | 3ta* |
* 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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Glottolog · mapo1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mcg