Yámana
Háusi Kúta
Yámana was a language isolate once spoken in Chile.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Yahgan or Yagán (also spelled Yaghan, Jagan, Iakan, and also known as Yámana, Inčikut 'Indian speech', Háusi Kúta, or Yágankuta) is an extinct language that is one of the indigenous languages of Tierra del Fuego, spoken by the Yahgan people.
Yahgan is regarded as a language isolate, although some linguists have attempted to relate it to Kawésqar and Chono.
From Wikipedia · Yahgan language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yámana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | tapi | |
| father | imu | |
| man | úa | |
| woman | kípa | |
| person | yamana | |
| name | wapus | |
| eye | tala | |
| ear | ufkiS | |
| nose | kaSuS | |
| tooth | tun | |
| tongue | lan | |
| hand | yaS | |
| blood | sapa | |
| skin | tatisa | |
| knee | tulepuS | |
| breast | tapoS | |
| liver | weya | |
| water | šima | |
| fire | puSak | |
| moon | hannúxa | |
| sky | seyf | |
| rain | palaxa | |
| snow | panaxa | |
| wind | uša | |
| stone | aiya | |
| mountain | tular | |
| river | winu | |
| sea | ixa | |
| tree | Sopeya | |
| leaf | Suka |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Libyan ArabicAfro-Asiatic10% alike
- Hijazi ArabicAfro-Asiatic10% alike
- Gulf ArabicAfro-Asiatic9% alike
- Guugu YimidhirrPama-Nyungan9% alike
- Omani ArabicAfro-Asiatic8% alike
- Gavião Do JiparanáTupian8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · yama1264 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · yag