Tsafiki
Tsafiki is a Barbacoan language spoken in Ecuador, by about 2,300 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tsafiki, also known as Tsachila or Colorado, is a Barbacoan language spoken in Ecuador by about 2,000 ethnic Tsáchila people.
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Written down
Piyanle tsa'chila, mankarijun, junshi manta tan, in tobi jaminlajoyoe, titi mi, tenka kano min, junshi, tsa'chila tala, sen jono min.
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Words in Tsafiki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | sona | |
| person | cacila* | |
| name | mumun* | |
| eye | kaka* | |
| ear | punki* | |
| nose | kinfu* | |
| tooth | tefun* | |
| tongue | nikaka* | |
| hand | tede* | |
| blood | asan* | |
| bone | cide* | |
| skin | kido* | |
| knee | nedebolonka* | |
| breast | ku* | |
| liver | hake* | |
| water | pi | |
| fire | nin* | |
| sun | yo* | |
| star | cabo* | |
| stone | su* | |
| mountain | du* | |
| tree | cide* | |
| leaf | hapisu* | |
| night | kepen* | |
| dog | susu* | |
| fish | waca* | |
| louse | mu* | |
| one | mã | |
| two | palu* | |
| I | la |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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