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Taushiro

Taushiro is a language isolate spoken in Peru, by about 1 people. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.

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Taushiro · 3.2°S 75.6°W

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Taushiro, also known as Pinche or Pinchi, is a nearly extinct language isolate of the Peruvian Amazon near Ecuador. The last living speaker of Taushiro is Amadeo García García. The language is poorly described, and was only documented beginning in the 2000s.

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Words in Taushiro

MeaningWordRomanization
personiteSi*
namenuxu*
eyea7Ciwigi7*
eara7ko*
nosetandan*
tootha5une*
tonguea7kege7*
handyawa*
blooda7ta7*
bonexu7*
skinSi*
kneea7nayu7*
livera7xu*
watervei
firehondo7*
suna7ku7*
stara7Siwi*
stonea7xendu*
treeawax*
leafawaya*
nighti7Sia*
dogonanda*
fishei7na*
lousea7wiSa*
onewaCikando*
twoaSini*
Iuyo*
youiyo*
weayo*
drinkundi7*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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