Omagua
Omagua was a Tupian language once spoken in Brazil and Peru.
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Omagua (Agua, Anapia, Ariana, Cambeba, Cambeeba, Cambela, Campeba, Canga-Peba, Compeva, Janbeba, Kambeba, Macanipa, Omagua-Yete, Pariana, Umaua, Yhuata, Omagua: umawa kumɪsa) is a Tupi-Guarani language closely related to Cocama, belonging to the Group III subgroup of the Tupí-Guaraní family, according to Aryon Rodrigues' classification of the family.
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Words in Omagua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sira* | |
| eye | esa* | |
| ear | nami* | |
| nose | si* | |
| tooth | ay* | |
| hand | pua* | |
| blood | su3* | |
| knee | sunipa* | |
| breast | kama* | |
| liver | p3a* | |
| water | uni* | |
| fire | tata* | |
| sun | kwarosi* | |
| star | seso* | |
| stone | itaki* | |
| tree | iwira* | |
| leaf | ka* | |
| night | 3p3se* | |
| dog | yawara* | |
| fish | pira* | |
| one | w3p3* | |
| two | mukaka* | |
| you | ne* | |
| we | yene* | |
| drink | kura* | |
| see | umay* | |
| hear | enu* | |
| die | manu* | |
| path | pe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Cocama-CocamillaTupian61% alike
- GuarayuTupian51% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian50% alike
- GuajáTupian48% alike
- AnambéTupian47% alike
- NheengatuTupian47% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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