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Trió

Trió is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil and Suriname, by about 2,100 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Trió · 2.5°N 55.8°W

Tiriyó (tarëno ijomi; Eastern Maroon Creole: Tiiyotongo) is the Cariban language used in everyday life by the Tiriyó people, the majority of whom are monolingual. Although Tiriyó is the preferred spelling, the Tiriyó refer to themselves as tarëno; other variations, including tarano, tirió, and trio, exist. The Tiriyó are located on both sides of the Brazil-Suriname border in Lowland South America. Because Tiriyó is spoken by the entire Tiriyó population, its level of endangerment is low. However, it may be threatened by the presence of a newly installed radar station staffed by a considerable number of non-Indigenous people close to the main village.

Ewarhuyana, listed as an unclassified language in sources, is an alternate name for Tiriyó. A supposed "Salumá" language turned out to be either Tiriyó or Waiwai.

From Wikipedia · Tiriyó language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Trió

MeaningWordRomanization
nameeka*
eyeenu*
earipana*
noseona*
toothiye*
tongueinore*
handenya*
bloodmunu*
boneiyetip3*
skinipihp3*
kneeiwerena*
breastimanat3*
liverere*
watertuna
firemahto*
sunwei*
starsirik3*
stonet3pu*
mountainp3*
treewewe*
leafituar3*
nightkoko*
dogkaikui*
fishkana*
louseyam3*
onet3inken*
two3k3n3*
Iaw3*
you3m3*
weanya*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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