Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau (Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau: Jupaú) is one of the eight varieties of the Kagwahiva language, a Tupi–Guarani language, Subgroup VI. The name is also spelled Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Eru-Eu-Wau-Wau and Ureuwawau, and is sometimes known simply as Kagwahiva.
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Words in Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | kunha | |
| eye | eakwara* | |
| ear | namia* | |
| nose | ap35a* | |
| tooth | aha5a* | |
| tongue | koa* | |
| hand | poa* | |
| blood | b373* | |
| bone | kaNa* | |
| skin | pira* | |
| knee | enep37a* | |
| breast | kama* | |
| liver | p37a* | |
| water | 3h3a* | |
| fire | tata* | |
| sun | kwara* | |
| star | 5ah3tata7ia* | |
| stone | ita* | |
| mountain | 3b3tera* | |
| tree | iba* | |
| leaf | ka7a* | |
| night | 3p3tuna* | |
| dog | 5aNwara* | |
| fish | pira* | |
| louse | k3ba* | |
| one | o5ipe7i* | |
| two | mokoi* | |
| I | 5ihe* | |
| you | nehe* | |
| we | nane* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- AmundavaTupian95% alike
- ApiakáTupian54% alike
- TeneteharaTupian49% alike
- GuajáTupian47% alike
- Tenharim-Parintintin-DiahoiTupian47% alike
- GuarayuTupian46% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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