Yanesha'
Yanesha' is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yaneshaʼ (Yaneshac̈h/Yanešač̣ 'we the people'), also called Amuesha or Amoesha, is a language spoken by the Amuesha people of Peru in central and eastern Pasco Region.
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Written down
Allohueney ñeñtey arromñatey att̃o ye'ñalletyesa arr patsro e'ñe att̃ecma cohuen yesherb̃a'yen. Ñam̃a yechyen allpon derechos att̃och e'ñech cohueno'tsa'yeney arr patsro. Ñam̃a allohuen att̃ecma yechyen alloch yoct̃ape' chyen cohuen ñam̃a yeñotyen yeyoc̈hro ñeñt ̃e'ne pocte' enten acheñenesha' ñam̃a ñeñt ̃ama pocteye' enteneto. Yeñoteñ añ poctetsa e'ñe yemo'nasheñ yep̃annena ama't ora allohuen allpon acheñenesha' ñeñt ̃añe patsro'tsa'yeney.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Yanesha'
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | coyanesha' | |
| person | aSenyoz* | |
| name | 8oCnyec* | |
| eye | kolyoyec* | |
| ear | etac* | |
| nose | malyantac* | |
| tooth | a8oc* | |
| tongue | nyenyec* | |
| hand | otac* | |
| blood | eza8ac* | |
| bone | nopac* | |
| skin | zomac* | |
| knee | lyokmec* | |
| breast | momorec* | |
| liver | opanac* | |
| water | oñ | |
| fire | co7* | |
| sun | acnye* | |
| star | ranto* | |
| stone | mapue7* | |
| mountain | a8penety* | |
| tree | caC* | |
| leaf | a8pan* | |
| night | cap* | |
| dog | oCek* | |
| fish | kak* | |
| louse | oly* | |
| one | patyez* | |
| two | epa* | |
| I | na* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MachiguengaArawakan11% alike
- CaquinteArawakan10% alike
- MinriqAustroasiatic10% alike
- TeguimaUto-Aztecan9% alike
- PalikúrArawakan9% alike
- Maipure-AvaneArawakan9% alike
Grammar
- NomatsiguengaArawakan84% alike
- CurripacoArawakan83% alike
- AsháninkaArawakan82% alike
- ArikapúNuclear-Macro-Je81% alike
- WauráArawakan81% alike
- MachiguengaArawakan81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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