Piapoco
Piapoco is an Arawakan language spoken in Colombia and Venezuela, by about 6,400 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Piapoco is an Arawakan language of Colombia and Venezuela.
From Wikipedia · Piapoco language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Piapoco
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | inanái | |
| person | wenaiwika* | |
| name | waipidena* | |
| eye | tui* | |
| ear | uwi* | |
| nose | idaku* | |
| tooth | yei* | |
| tongue | nene* | |
| hand | kapi* | |
| blood | irana* | |
| bone | pi* | |
| skin | imami* | |
| knee | ului* | |
| breast | ini* | |
| liver | ubana* | |
| water | uni | |
| fire | kiCai* | |
| sun | eri* | |
| star | duluputa* | |
| stone | iba* | |
| mountain | duli* | |
| tree | yetana* | |
| leaf | ibaina* | |
| night | kata* | |
| dog | auli* | |
| fish | kubai* | |
| louse | kulibau* | |
| one | aberi* | |
| two | puCaiba* | |
| I | nua* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AchaguaArawakan34% alike
- CurripacoArawakan27% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan23% alike
- Baniwa do IcanaArawakan21% alike
- BaréArawakan19% alike
- PalikúrArawakan18% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · piap1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pio