Matís
Matís is a Pano-Tacanan language spoken in Brazil, by about 320 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Matis is a language spoken by the indigenous Matis people in the state of Amazonas in Brazil, on the border of Brazil and Peru. There are currently an estimated 350 Matis speakers. Matis language has a high level of transmission, especially among women and children, who are generally monolingual in Matis only. Portuguese is spoken by older Matis men for trade purposes.
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Words in Matís
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | an3* | |
| eye | b3du* | |
| ear | papuSan* | |
| nose | d3S3n* | |
| tooth | S3ta* | |
| tongue | ana* | |
| hand | m3k3n* | |
| blood | imi* | |
| bone | wiSpo* | |
| skin | bici* | |
| knee | danb3du* | |
| breast | Suma* | |
| liver | takua* | |
| water | waka* | |
| fire | m3Ste* | |
| sun | tanun* | |
| star | wispa* | |
| stone | meko* | |
| mountain | udukute* | |
| tree | iwi* | |
| leaf | p3i* | |
| night | im3d* | |
| dog | wapa* | |
| fish | chapa | |
| louse | Ca* | |
| one | epapa* | |
| two | dab3dpa* | |
| I | 3nbi* | |
| you | minbi* | |
| we | nuki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Kulina PanoPano-Tacanan69% alike
- CashinahuaPano-Tacanan34% alike
- Cashibo-CacataiboPano-Tacanan33% alike
- ChácoboPano-Tacanan32% alike
- MarúboPano-Tacanan32% alike
- PoyanáwaPano-Tacanan28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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