Riverine Chorote
Riverine Chorote is a Mataguayan language spoken in Argentina and Paraguay. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Eklenhui (Iyojwaʼja Chorote) is a language spoken in northeastern Salta, Argentina, by about 800 people. It is also known as Choroti, Yofuaha, and Eklenjuy.
It is separate from the similarly named Iyoʼwujwa Chorote.
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Words in Riverine Chorote
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ayine* | |
| name | lye* | |
| eye | tiete* | |
| ear | kiote* | |
| nose | nietowe* | |
| tooth | kinta* | |
| tongue | palnat* | |
| hand | sikio* | |
| blood | woyis* | |
| bone | lyile* | |
| skin | ta* | |
| knee | koska* | |
| breast | ate* | |
| liver | kalit* | |
| water | i5at* | |
| fire | fuat* | |
| sun | kile* | |
| star | kates* | |
| stone | sisa* | |
| mountain | wutik* | |
| tree | ala* | |
| leaf | iwole* | |
| night | axna* | |
| dog | alena* | |
| fish | sius* | |
| louse | ilya* | |
| one | wen8* | |
| two | times* | |
| I | yam* | |
| you | am* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Forest ChoroteMataguayan49% alike
- VejozMataguayan24% alike
- GüisnayMataguayan18% alike
- NivacléMataguayan13% alike
- MakáMataguayan13% alike
- Guerrero AmuzgoOtomanguean9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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