Taruma
Taruma is a language isolate spoken in Brazil and Guyana. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Taruma (Taruamá) is a nearly extinct, divergent language isolate of northeastern South America. It has been reported to be extinct several times since as far back as 1770, but three speakers still live in Maruranau among the Wapishana, and Eithne Carlin is documenting the language. The people and language are known as Saluma by the Tiriyó people in Suriname.
From Wikipedia · Taruma language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Taruma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | gika* | |
| eye | aCi* | |
| nose | aza* | |
| hand | au* | |
| water | onabo | |
| fire | fwa* | |
| sun | hwa* | |
| star | uinra* | |
| stone | api* | |
| mountain | fwai* | |
| leaf | jukar* | |
| dog | hi* | |
| fish | ale* | |
| one | oSiwai* | |
| two | jowa* | |
| you | a7a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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