Wiyot
Wiyot was an Algic language once spoken in United States.
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Wiyot (also Wishosk) or Soulatluk (lit. 'your jaw') is an Algic language spoken by the Wiyot people of Humboldt Bay, California. The language's last native speaker, Della Prince, died in 1962.
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Words in Wiyot
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kuwil* | |
| name | ban* | |
| eye | balid* | |
| ear | batbaluk* | |
| nose | tatadaL* | |
| tooth | bapt* | |
| tongue | bit* | |
| hand | ehs* | |
| blood | kawik* | |
| bone | watkadot* | |
| knee | balawal* | |
| breast | basad* | |
| water | hul* | |
| fire | bas* | |
| stone | pLatk* | |
| mountain | kwas* | |
| tree | botih* | |
| leaf | hawigadak* | |
| night | dacawal* | |
| dog | woyic* | |
| fish | biwih* | |
| one | kucad* | |
| two | dit* | |
| you | khil* | |
| we | hinod* | |
| drink | badoCiL* | |
| see | wal* | |
| hear | puSukiL* | |
| die | dakw* | |
| come | hu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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