Mashco Piro
Mashco Piro is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru, by about 60 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mashco Piro is a poorly attested Arawakan language spoken in Peru, by the Mashco Piro or Nomole (meaning 'brothers' or 'countrymen' in Mashco Piro and Yine). Language documentation is limited, since the Mashco Piro are highly nomadic hunter-gatherers who avoid contact with outsiders.
From Wikipedia · Mashco Piro language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mashco Piro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yineru* | |
| name | hiwaka* | |
| eye | yhaLe* | |
| ear | xnako* | |
| nose | xri* | |
| tooth | yhi* | |
| tongue | nn3* | |
| hand | myo* | |
| blood | hraha* | |
| bone | hap3* | |
| skin | nikCimta* | |
| knee | soxi* | |
| breast | sta* | |
| liver | hopna* | |
| water | ha* | |
| fire | zoSika* | |
| sun | tkaCi* | |
| star | katahiri* | |
| stone | sotL3* | |
| mountain | mahka* | |
| tree | m3na* | |
| leaf | s3re* | |
| night | hoyeCno* | |
| dog | kewe* | |
| fish | Sima* | |
| louse | xepa* | |
| one | pa* | |
| two | hepi* | |
| I | hita* | |
| you | pitya* |
* 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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