Woun Meu
Woun Meu is a Chocoan language spoken in Colombia and Panama. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Wounaan language, also known as Noanamá and Woun Meu, is a Chocoan language, with around 10,000 speakers on the border between Panama and Colombia.
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Words in Woun Meu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ɯɯi | |
| person | hor* | |
| name | thur* | |
| eye | dau* | |
| ear | khaC* | |
| nose | kheu* | |
| tooth | khier* | |
| tongue | meukhi* | |
| hand | huaha* | |
| blood | bag* | |
| bone | pa* | |
| knee | hiepur* | |
| breast | hud* | |
| liver | h3* | |
| water | dʊ | |
| fire | nak* | |
| sun | edau* | |
| star | phidag* | |
| stone | mok* | |
| mountain | dursi* | |
| tree | pab3* | |
| leaf | khir* | |
| night | edar* | |
| dog | sak* | |
| fish | awar* | |
| louse | thu* | |
| one | ab* | |
| two | numi* | |
| I | mu* | |
| you | pu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Emberá-ChamíChocoan28% alike
- Northern EmberáChocoan28% alike
- EpenaChocoan27% alike
- Emberá-TadóChocoan24% alike
- Emberá-CatíoChocoan24% alike
- PijinIndo-European10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · woun1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · noa