Western Keres
Western Keres is a Keresan language spoken in United States. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Words in Western Keres
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hanu* | |
| name | 7ega* | |
| eye | huwanani* | |
| ear | sipe* | |
| nose | wiS3ni* | |
| tooth | haCani* | |
| tongue | waC3ni* | |
| hand | hamasdini* | |
| blood | maci* | |
| bone | haskani* | |
| knee | ga7aS3* | |
| liver | 7i7inani* | |
| water | tsits | |
| sun | usaca* | |
| star | Sidita* | |
| stone | yauni* | |
| mountain | kuti* | |
| leaf | masani* | |
| night | kapiSu* | |
| dog | diya* | |
| fish | skaSu* | |
| louse | Sina* | |
| one | 7iska* | |
| two | dyuwe* | |
| you | hisume* | |
| we | hinume* | |
| drink | g3ska* | |
| see | gukaCa* | |
| hear | kaka* | |
| die | kustu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Eastern KeresKeresan83% alike
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- WangaAtlantic-Congo10% alike
Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.