Tamanaku
Tamanaku was a Cariban language once spoken in Venezuela.
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Tamanaku (Tamanaku: Tamañkú) is an extinct Cariban language of Venezuela. The language was documented beginning in the 18th century, by when it was already disappearing due to a loss of culture and European-introduced diseases.
From Wikipedia · Tamanaku language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Tamanaku
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | itoto* | |
| name | edjeti* | |
| eye | anu* | |
| ear | pana* | |
| nose | onna* | |
| tooth | e* | |
| tongue | nuru* | |
| blood | miCuku* | |
| bone | yepte* | |
| skin | pitpe* | |
| knee | eCekimu* | |
| breast | propi* | |
| liver | ere* | |
| water | tuna | |
| fire | wapto* | |
| sun | weyu* | |
| star | Cirike* | |
| stone | tepu* | |
| mountain | tipui* | |
| tree | yeye* | |
| leaf | are* | |
| night | koko* | |
| dog | weroro* | |
| fish | woto* | |
| one | tewin* | |
| two | akCake* | |
| I | ure* | |
| you | amare* | |
| we | kikemo* | |
| see | ene* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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