Nukak Makú
Nɨkák náu'
Nukak Makú is a Kakua-Nukak language spoken in Colombia, by about 831 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Nukak language, or pejoratively Nukak Makú, is the language of the Nukak people. Other than being very closely related to Kakwa, it is of uncertain classification, perhaps part of the Puinave-Maku family.
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Words in Nukak Makú
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nɨ⁴mat¹ | |
| person | n3kak* | |
| name | nau7wahat* | |
| eye | Enat* | |
| ear | nunin3i* | |
| nose | w3k* | |
| tooth | mau* | |
| tongue | n3k* | |
| hand | tei7* | |
| blood | mE7Ep* | |
| bone | mikwEpat* | |
| skin | n3i* | |
| knee | budi* | |
| breast | ho* | |
| liver | Calu* | |
| water | kaan²de¹ | |
| fire | t3a* | |
| sun | wid7* | |
| star | d3i* | |
| stone | he* | |
| mountain | he* | |
| tree | t3na7* | |
| leaf | n3u* | |
| night | Cei* | |
| dog | n3y3pCeho7Zi* | |
| fish | akaji | |
| one | mik* | |
| two | CEne* | |
| I | wEm* | |
| you | mEm* |
* 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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