Yavitero-Pareni
Yavitero-Pareni was an Arawakan language once spoken in Venezuela.
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Yavitero or Paraene is an extinct Maipurean language of Venezuela.
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Words in Yavitero-Pareni
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kamewa* | |
| name | iLiwanaha* | |
| eye | huLisi* | |
| ear | tasine* | |
| nose | siwi* | |
| tooth | eLi* | |
| tongue | tate* | |
| hand | kahahi* | |
| blood | miyani* | |
| bone | ihiu* | |
| skin | itamaka* | |
| knee | situ* | |
| breast | cini* | |
| liver | hane* | |
| water | wéni | |
| fire | kaLi* | |
| sun | kamuLi* | |
| star | wiwinaLi* | |
| stone | siha* | |
| mountain | yaha* | |
| tree | ata* | |
| leaf | hasi* | |
| night | yaLina* | |
| dog | kuaiLi* | |
| fish | simasi* | |
| one | hasiana* | |
| two | cinaha* | |
| I | nuya* | |
| you | hiya* | |
| we | waya* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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