Mekens
Mekens is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Mekéns language (Mekem), or Amniapé, is a highly endangered Brazilian indigenous language belonging to the Tupi language trunk, and classified as one of the five surviving languages of the Tupari sub-family. The language is spoken by approximately 25 people (ibid) in the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of northwestern Brazil, straddling the border with neighbouring Bolivia.
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Words in Mekens
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| ear | oapitep* | |
| nose | uambia7* | |
| tooth | 5ay* | |
| hand | po* | |
| blood | kiah3* | |
| skin | pae7* | |
| breast | kwe* | |
| liver | pisa* | |
| water | ɨkɨ | |
| fire | otat* | |
| sun | kiakop* | |
| star | parubaru* | |
| stone | kwai* | |
| mountain | so* | |
| tree | k3pk3ba* | |
| leaf | ep* | |
| night | masopi* | |
| dog | ameko* | |
| fish | k3ypit* | |
| louse | kikap* | |
| two | t3r3* | |
| I | ot* | |
| you | et* | |
| we | kise* | |
| drink | ko* | |
| see | so* | |
| hear | kwakso* | |
| die | poroka* | |
| come | ip* | |
| path | oroy* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TuparíTupian37% alike
- MakurápTupian24% alike
- Sateré-MawéTupian15% alike
- KayabíTupian14% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian14% alike
- AwetíTupian14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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