Yine
Yine is an Arawakan language spoken in Peru, by about 5,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yine (Yine: yinerɨ tokanɨ 'Yine people's language') is a Maipurean language spoken in Peru by about 4,000 people.
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Words in Yine
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yine* | |
| name | hiwaka* | |
| eye | yhale* | |
| nose | Tri* | |
| tooth | yhi* | |
| hand | myo* | |
| blood | jra* | |
| bone | hap3* | |
| skin | mta* | |
| water | gonu | |
| fire | CiCi* | |
| sun | tkaCi* | |
| star | katahiri* | |
| stone | sotl3* | |
| tree | hahm3na* | |
| leaf | s3re* | |
| night | yeCno* | |
| dog | kewe* | |
| fish | Sima* | |
| one | sat3pTe* | |
| two | hepi* | |
| I | hita* | |
| you | piTa* | |
| we | wita* | |
| drink | hita* | |
| see | heta* | |
| hear | Tema* | |
| die | hipna* | |
| come | hina* | |
| path | hatn3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- AsháninkaArawakan84% alike
- WauráArawakan83% alike
- Island CaribArawakan82% alike
- MachiguengaArawakan80% alike
- NomatsiguengaArawakan80% alike
- Pichis AshéninkaArawakan79% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · yine1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pib