Xokleng
Xokleng is a Nuclear-Macro-Je language spoken in Brazil, by about 760 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Xokleng or Laklãnõ is a Southern Jê language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken by the Xokleng people of Brazil. It is closely related to Kaingang.
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Words in Xokleng
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | w3y3* | |
| eye | kona* | |
| ear | nEN5a5* | |
| nose | nE5a* | |
| tooth | y3* | |
| tongue | nuna* | |
| hand | nENga* | |
| skin | 8El* | |
| knee | yoklEN* | |
| liver | tõmã | |
| water | gNoy* | |
| fire | pe* | |
| sun | la* | |
| star | klEk8a5a* | |
| stone | kózy | |
| tree | ko* | |
| leaf | ko8Ey* | |
| dog | kaCol* | |
| fish | kagklo | |
| louse | dEdNgo* | |
| one | upil* | |
| two | lEgNle* | |
| I | E5* | |
| you | aha* | |
| we | anN* | |
| drink | kaklan* | |
| see | veg* | |
| die | t3* | |
| come | kamu* | |
| path | amEn* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- KaingangNuclear-Macro-Je28% alike
- Laha (Viet Nam)Tai-Kadai11% alike
- PularAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- Mapos BuangAustronesian9% alike
- SuyáNuclear-Macro-Je9% alike
- WarisBorder9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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