Vilela
Vilela was a language isolate once spoken in Argentina.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Vilela (Waka, Atalalá, Chulupí~Chunupí) is a moribund and possibly extinct language last spoken in the Resistencia area of Argentina and in the eastern Chaco near the Paraguayan border. Dialects were Ocol, Chinipi, Sinipi; only Ocol survives. The Vilela people call themselves Wakambabelte (/wɑqhambaβelte/) 'Waka speakers'. There were 2 semispeakers as of 2007.
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Words in Vilela
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nitemoy* | |
| name | wat* | |
| eye | togbe* | |
| ear | maLu* | |
| nose | nihi* | |
| tooth | su* | |
| tongue | niko* | |
| hand | isi* | |
| blood | awo* | |
| bone | waten* | |
| skin | paLe* | |
| knee | ndos* | |
| breast | pe* | |
| liver | kanake* | |
| water | ma | |
| fire | niye* | |
| sun | olo* | |
| star | toko* | |
| stone | boxose* | |
| mountain | baLaLat* | |
| tree | kire* | |
| leaf | niLe* | |
| night | dukise* | |
| dog | wanoqol* | |
| fish | hakep* | |
| louse | kim* | |
| one | yahaxit* | |
| two | uke* | |
| I | nax* | |
| you | nam* |
* 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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