Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka
Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka is an Arawakan language spoken in Brazil and Peru. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ashéninka Ucayali-Yurúa is an indigenous American language spoken along Peru's Ucayali and Yurúa river by 7,000 people and also 212 people in the Brazilian state of Acre. There is a 15% literacy rate, it is an official language of Peru in the area where it is the dominant language. A dictionary and grammar have been developed.
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Words in Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | oki* | |
| ear | kempita* | |
| nose | kiri* | |
| tooth | aiki* | |
| hand | ako* | |
| blood | ira* | |
| bone | tonki* | |
| breast | tene* | |
| liver | irapana* | |
| water | xi5a* | |
| fire | pampari* | |
| sun | orya* | |
| star | impokiro* | |
| stone | mapi* | |
| mountain | antami* | |
| tree | inCato* | |
| leaf | Si* | |
| night | cireniri* | |
| dog | oci* | |
| fish | Sima* | |
| one | apani* | |
| I | naka* | |
| you | aviro* | |
| we | aka* | |
| drink | ir* | |
| see | 5* | |
| die | otonk* | |
| come | pok* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Ajyíninka ApurucayaliArawakan93% alike
- Pichis AshéninkaArawakan51% alike
- Ashéninka PerenéArawakan48% alike
- AsháninkaArawakan46% alike
- MachiguengaArawakan37% alike
- CaquinteArawakan28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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