Suruí
Suruí is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil, by about 2,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Suruí (of Jiparaná), also known as Paíter or Suruí-Paíter, is a Tupian language of Brazil. The Suruí of Rondônia call themselves Paiter, which means “the true people, we ourselves". They speak a language of the Tupi group and Monde language family. There were 1,375 Suruí-Paíter in 2014.
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Words in Suruí
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | Led* | |
| eye | kaba* | |
| nose | amia* | |
| tooth | ikab* | |
| blood | lir* | |
| skin | LErEg* | |
| knee | Labikaba* | |
| liver | La* | |
| water | iTer* | |
| fire | mokai* | |
| sun | Nad* | |
| mountain | no* | |
| tree | ib* | |
| leaf | ep* | |
| night | mixaNi* | |
| dog | aw3r3* | |
| fish | morib* | |
| one | muy* | |
| two | muyakabud* | |
| I | o7en* | |
| you | e7en* | |
| we | pa7en* | |
| drink | g3dg3da* | |
| see | ikin* | |
| hear | pi* | |
| die | Loni* | |
| come | or* | |
| path | me* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Cinta LargaTupian36% alike
- Gavião Do JiparanáTupian35% alike
- SalamãiTupian25% alike
- KuruáyaTupian17% alike
- TuparíTupian17% alike
- AwetíTupian14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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