Sateré-Mawé
Sateré-Mawé is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil, by about 9,200 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Mawé language of Brazil, also known as Sateré (Mabue), is one of the Tupian languages. It is spoken by 7,000 Mawé people, many of them monolingual.
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Words in Sateré-Mawé
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | het* | |
| eye | ha* | |
| ear | ahape* | |
| nose | ap3* | |
| tooth | ain* | |
| tongue | eku* | |
| hand | po* | |
| bone | kaN* | |
| skin | pe* | |
| knee | p3akaN* | |
| breast | potia* | |
| liver | p37a* | |
| water | y'y | |
| fire | aria* | |
| sun | anakup* | |
| star | waikiru* | |
| stone | nup* | |
| mountain | witok* | |
| tree | aria73p* | |
| leaf | yuop* | |
| night | wand3m* | |
| dog | aware* | |
| fish | pira* | |
| louse | N3p* | |
| one | wetup* | |
| two | t3p3* | |
| I | uito* | |
| you | en* | |
| we | aito* | |
| drink | tere7u7u* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AwetíTupian29% alike
- KayabíTupian23% alike
- TeneteharaTupian23% alike
- Urubú-KaaporTupian23% alike
- GuajáTupian22% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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