Waiwai
Waiwai is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil and Guyana. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Waiwai (Uaiuai, Uaieue, Ouayeone) is a Cariban language of northern Brazil, with a couple hundred speakers across the border in southern Guyana and Suriname.
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Words in Waiwai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | osot3* | |
| eye | ew* | |
| ear | pana* | |
| nose | owna* | |
| tooth | yor3* | |
| tongue | 5uru* | |
| hand | amo* | |
| blood | kamSuku* | |
| skin | p3p3t3* | |
| knee | msokomu* | |
| water | tuuna | |
| fire | wehto* | |
| sun | kam3* | |
| star | sereko* | |
| stone | top* | |
| mountain | 3pi* | |
| tree | wewe* | |
| leaf | yar3* | |
| dog | cawari* | |
| fish | ot* | |
| louse | oyomo* | |
| one | Cew5e* | |
| two | asak3* | |
| I | owi* | |
| you | amoro* | |
| we | amna* | |
| drink | wer3* | |
| see | en3* | |
| hear | 5enta* | |
| die | waih* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Waimiri-AtroariCariban80% alike
- BorumNuclear-Macro-Je79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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