Yahuna
Yahuna was a Tucanoan language once spoken in Colombia.
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Yahuna (Yauna) is an extinct Tucanoan language of Colombia.
From Wikipedia · Yahuna language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yahuna
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | yakoa* | |
| ear | amo* | |
| nose | ome* | |
| tooth | dihea* | |
| tongue | nenokeka* | |
| blood | diuea* | |
| bone | oa* | |
| skin | ahea* | |
| knee | 5ikalupua* | |
| breast | kalimakiya* | |
| water | jócoa | |
| fire | peka* | |
| sun | ihia* | |
| star | tapia* | |
| stone | ata* | |
| mountain | makanikia* | |
| tree | yapua* | |
| leaf | punyua* | |
| night | yamia* | |
| dog | yeuekoa* | |
| fish | uaie* | |
| louse | ia* | |
| one | inoho* | |
| two | ipo* | |
| I | yi* | |
| you | mil* | |
| we | dyiha* | |
| drink | miokube* | |
| hear | meamitiyu* | |
| die | mireyadyu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Tanimuca-RetuarãTucanoan42% alike
- Barasana-EduriaTucanoan19% alike
- TatuyoTucanoan18% alike
- WaimahaTucanoan18% alike
- MaijikiTucanoan18% alike
- Wa'ikhanaTucanoan17% 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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