Puinave
Wãnsöhöt
Puinave is a language isolate spoken in Colombia and Venezuela, by about 3,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Puinave, also known as Waipunavi (Guaipunabi) or Wanse (Wã́nsöjöt [ˈw̃ã́nsɤhɤt]; Puinave: Wãnsöhöt) is an indigenous language of Colombia and Venezuela. It is generally considered to be a language isolate.
From Wikipedia · Puinave language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Puinave
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | den | |
| person | epinot* | |
| name | tam* | |
| eye | bik* | |
| ear | but* | |
| nose | h3k* | |
| tooth | de* | |
| tongue | dok* | |
| hand | molap* | |
| blood | ma* | |
| bone | ut* | |
| skin | pik* | |
| knee | mouthuyaT* | |
| breast | himik* | |
| liver | monamot* | |
| water | üt | |
| fire | d3* | |
| sun | 5amat* | |
| star | k3t* | |
| stone | ha* | |
| mountain | wen* | |
| tree | pun* | |
| leaf | sonyon* | |
| night | say* | |
| dog | yot* | |
| fish | y3y* | |
| louse | hutepin* | |
| one | t3m* | |
| two | kaw* | |
| I | am* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KakuaKakua-Nukak12% alike
- Nukak MakúKakua-Nukak12% alike
- PilagáGuaicuruan9% alike
- DassAfro-Asiatic9% alike
- Uab MetoAustronesian9% alike
- Deko-DusangaAtlantic-Congo8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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