Paunaka
Paunaka is an Arawakan language spoken in Bolivia, by about 10 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Pauna language (Paunaca, Paunaka, Paunaka: betea 'our language') is an Arawakan language in South America. It is an extremely endangered language, which belongs to the southern branch of the Arawakan language family and it is spoken in the Bolivian area of the Chiquitanía, near Santa Cruz and north of the Chaco region. The suffix -ka is a plural morpheme of the Chiquitano language, but has been assimilated into Pauna.
From Wikipedia · Paunaka language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Paunaka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| water | ine |
Most similar languages
Grammar
- Baniva de MaroaArawakan87% alike
- WauráArawakan86% alike
- BaréArawakan85% alike
- WemaleAustronesian83% alike
- AchaguaArawakan81% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · paun1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pnk