Taos Northern Tiwa
Taos Northern Tiwa is a Kiowa-Tanoan language spoken in United States, by about 800 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Taos is a language of the Tiwa branch of the Tanoan language family and is mainly spoken in the unincorporated community of Taos Pueblo and the city of Taos, both of them being in New Mexico.
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Words in Taos Northern Tiwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | kána | |
| father | tǫ̏ména | |
| child | ȕʼúna | |
| man | sə́onena | |
| woman | łȉwéna | |
| person | tʼóyna | |
| friend | púyena | |
| eye | cínemą | |
| ear | tʼółəona | |
| nose | phə́yna | |
| hand | mą̏nénemą | |
| heart | píana | |
| head | pʼínemą | |
| liver | cʼóne | |
| water | pʼȍʼóne | |
| fire | phàʼáne | |
| moon | pʼóna | |
| star | pʼȍxəłóna | |
| sky | pʼȍpə́na | |
| rain | łùléne | |
| wind | wǫ́nemą | |
| mountain | p’íanenemą | |
| tree | túłoną | |
| leaf | ə̂na | |
| dog | cùloʼóna | |
| cat | mų̀siʼína | |
| fish | pə̏ʼə́na | |
| bird | cìwyuʼúna | |
| horse | kówena | |
| cow | kòsiʼína |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern TiwaKiowa-Tanoan54% alike
- Rio Grande TewaKiowa-Tanoan14% alike
- Northern Oaxaca NahuatlUto-Aztecan12% alike
- MebengokreNuclear-Macro-Je11% alike
- TowaKiowa-Tanoan10% alike
- Northeast MaiduMaiduan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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