Xerénte
Xerénte is a Nuclear-Macro-Je language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Xerénte or Akwẽ-Xerénte language is an Akuwẽ (Central Jê) language (Jê, Macro-Jê) of Brazil. It is spoken by the Xerente people in the Tocantins state between Rio do Sono and Rio Tocantins.
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Words in Xerénte
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| liver | pa | |
| water | kə | |
| stone | ktẽ | |
| fish | tbê | |
| louse | gó | |
| honey | ke |
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Vocabulary
- XavánteNuclear-Macro-Je39% alike
- Pará GaviãoNuclear-Macro-Je24% alike
- Central-Southern TimbiraNuclear-Macro-Je22% alike
- Northeastern TimbiraNuclear-Macro-Je19% alike
- PanaráNuclear-Macro-Je17% alike
- ApinayéNuclear-Macro-Je16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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