Piaroa
Piaroa is a Saliban language spoken in Colombia and Venezuela, by about 13.8 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Piaroa is an Indigenous language of Venezuela and Colombia, spoken by the Piaroa people. It is a member of the Piaroa–Saliban languages, and was spoken by 14,500 people in 2017.
From Wikipedia · Piaroa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Piaroa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | th3hoiso* | |
| name | wa7be* | |
| eye | Ci7EhEre* | |
| ear | CEha* | |
| nose | C3hiyu* | |
| tooth | Caku* | |
| tongue | Cine* | |
| hand | Cumu* | |
| blood | Cukwxha* | |
| bone | Cwek7a* | |
| skin | Ciheta* | |
| liver | CSothiyE* | |
| water | ia | |
| fire | okurE* | |
| star | sirik7o* | |
| stone | idok7i* | |
| leaf | ohiyE* | |
| night | yodo* | |
| one | yotetE* | |
| two | taju* | |
| I | th3* | |
| you | uku* | |
| we | uhutu* | |
| drink | awu* | |
| see | topu* | |
| hear | Ehuku* | |
| die | k7xrupEi73* | |
| path | mEnE* | |
| new | hore3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SálibaSaliban17% alike
- MacoSaliban13% alike
- Emai-Iuleha-OraAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- HotiIsolates10% alike
- Tengou-Togo DogonDogon9% alike
- MaiiAustronesian8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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