Tapirapé
Tapirapé is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tapirapé (also known as Apyãwa and Tapi'irape) is a Tupí-Guaraní language of Brazil spoken near the Araguaia River, in the border of the states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins. As of 2020, the language has around 917 speakers, who belong to the Tapirapé ethnic group.
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Words in Tapirapé
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | et* | |
| eye | ea* | |
| ear | nami* | |
| nose | Ci* | |
| tooth | 3y* | |
| tongue | ko* | |
| hand | ma* | |
| blood | ow3* | |
| bone | k3g* | |
| skin | pit* | |
| knee | kanawa* | |
| breast | k3m* | |
| liver | p37a* | |
| water | ʔɨ | |
| fire | ata* | |
| sun | kwan* | |
| star | Ca3tata7i* | |
| stone | ita* | |
| mountain | 3w3t3t* | |
| tree | 3w3ra* | |
| leaf | ap* | |
| night | p3ton* | |
| dog | Cawan* | |
| fish | pira* | |
| louse | k3p* | |
| one | aCepe* | |
| two | mokoy* | |
| I | ie* | |
| you | ane* | |
| we | Cane* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Xingú AsuriníTupian64% alike
- ParakanãTupian60% alike
- KamayuráTupian52% alike
- Avá-CanoeiroTupian52% alike
- Tocantins AsuriniTupian51% alike
- KayabíTupian51% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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