Yanomamö

Yanomamɨ

Yanomamö is a Yanomamic language spoken in Brazil and Venezuela, by about 16.2 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Yanomamö · 1.7°N 64.9°W

Yanomamö (Yąnomamɨ) is the most populous of several closely related languages spoken by the Yanomami people. Most speakers are monolingual. It has no natively-used writing system.

From Wikipedia · Yanomamö language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Written down

Kõmi thë pë rë përiprawë rë piyëkëi, he usukuwë thë pë keprou ai thë ã rëamaihã no ã heparohowë, totihitawë thë pë riã rẽ thaiwehei hami, thë pë puhi tao kãi përihiwëha, thë pë puhi kãi katehewëha hawë kama thë pë mashi shĩro përihimopë.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Yanomamö

Meaning	Word	Romanization
woman	suwë
person	yanomam3*
name	waha*
eye	mamo*
ear	y3m3k3*
nose	huSip3*
tooth	na*
tongue	aka*
hand	ik3k3*
blood	iy3*
bone	u*
skin	si*
knee	maheko*
breast	suheup3*
liver	amok3*
water	mãũ ũ
fire	kow3k3wak3*
sun	motoka*
star	purimaahu*
stone	mak3ma*
mountain	hehu*
tree	hihi*
leaf	hena*
night	m3titi*
dog	hima*
fish	yuri*
louse	noma*
one	moni*
two	porakap3*
I	kamiy3*