Yawanawa
Yawanawa is a Pano-Tacanan language spoken in Brazil. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yawanawa is a Panoan language of Brazil. It also goes by the name Shanenawa – it is not clear if this is distinct from the reportedly extinct Panoan language Shaninawa.
From Wikipedia · Yawanawa language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yawanawa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | an37* | |
| eye | f3ru7* | |
| ear | pahiki7* | |
| nose | r3ki* | |
| tooth | S3ta7* | |
| tongue | ana7* | |
| hand | m3fi7* | |
| blood | imi7* | |
| bone | Saw37* | |
| skin | fiCi7* | |
| knee | ratuku7* | |
| breast | Suma7* | |
| liver | taka7* | |
| water | 3n37* | |
| fire | Ci7* | |
| sun | fari7* | |
| star | isti* | |
| stone | m3Skiti7* | |
| mountain | maCi7* | |
| tree | iwi7* | |
| leaf | p3i7* | |
| night | fakiSi7* | |
| dog | kama* | |
| fish | iSki* | |
| louse | ia7* | |
| one | w3sti7* | |
| two | raf37* | |
| you | mi* | |
| we | nuk37* | |
| drink | aia* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MarúboPano-Tacanan44% alike
- Panoan KatukínaPano-Tacanan42% alike
- YaminahuaPano-Tacanan41% alike
- SharanahuaPano-Tacanan39% alike
- ChácoboPano-Tacanan39% alike
- CashinahuaPano-Tacanan37% 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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