Mocoví
Mocoví is a Guaicuruan language spoken in Argentina, by about 3,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Mocoví language is a Guaicuruan language of Argentina spoken by about 3,000 people, mostly in Santa Fe, Chaco, and Formosa provinces.
From Wikipedia · Mocoví language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mocoví
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | qomle7ek* | |
| name | enaXat* | |
| eye | qote* | |
| ear | kela* | |
| nose | mik* | |
| tooth | owe* | |
| tongue | olegaXanaXat* | |
| hand | qailaXat* | |
| blood | ewo7* | |
| bone | pinek* | |
| skin | oSikmaXa* | |
| knee | kota* | |
| breast | o7wete* | |
| liver | olamek* | |
| water | waXayak* | |
| fire | norek* | |
| sun | ra7asa* | |
| star | waqa5i* | |
| stone | qa7* | |
| mountain | soXonaXa* | |
| tree | qopaq* | |
| leaf | we* | |
| night | pe* | |
| dog | pioq* | |
| fish | nalyin | |
| louse | apaXat* | |
| I | ayim* | |
| you | qami7* | |
| we | qomi7* | |
| drink | et* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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