Palikúr
Palikúr is an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil and French Guiana. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Palikúr (Brazilian Portuguese: Palicur, French: Palikur) is an Arawakan language of Brazil and French Guiana, spoken by the Palikur and formerly the Karipuna do Amapá. Knowledge of French and Portuguese is common among the Palikur, and French Guianese Creole is used as the common language among the tribes in the area and with the local population. Palikúr is considered endangered in French Guiana and vulnerable in Brazil.
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Words in Palikúr
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | wtyak* | |
| ear | taybi* | |
| nose | kiri* | |
| tooth | aybu* | |
| tongue | neni* | |
| hand | wak* | |
| blood | mira* | |
| skin | magi* | |
| knee | ubogi* | |
| liver | pani* | |
| water | un | |
| fire | tike* | |
| sun | kamuwi* | |
| star | warukma* | |
| stone | tipa* | |
| tree | aha* | |
| leaf | apani* | |
| night | mtipka* | |
| dog | pewru* | |
| fish | ima | |
| louse | yeti* | |
| one | pahat* | |
| two | pitana* | |
| I | nah* | |
| you | pis* | |
| we | wis* | |
| drink | hirep* | |
| see | hiyap* | |
| hear | timap* | |
| die | miya* |
* 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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