Yudja
Yudja is a Tupian language spoken in Brazil, by about 280 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Juruna language, also known as Yudjá, is spoken in Brazil. It is spoken in the Xingu Indigenous Park of Mato Grosso state. In 2001 there were 278 native speakers. It is the last survivor of the Yuruna languages.
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Words in Yudja
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | za* | |
| eye | e7a* | |
| ear | napiuka* | |
| nose | i7a* | |
| tooth | aya* | |
| tongue | kua* | |
| hand | wa* | |
| blood | apetu* | |
| bone | pak3* | |
| skin | isa* | |
| knee | ma* | |
| breast | nama* | |
| liver | i7a* | |
| water | iya* | |
| fire | aSi* | |
| sun | kuad3* | |
| star | anaib3a* | |
| stone | kuaha* | |
| mountain | Cua* | |
| tree | ka* | |
| leaf | ipa* | |
| night | kamad3hu* | |
| dog | ap3* | |
| fish | piCa* | |
| louse | k3pa* | |
| one | meme* | |
| two | yauda* | |
| I | una* | |
| you | ena* | |
| we | si* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- XipayaTupian59% alike
- AnambéTupian20% alike
- GuarayuTupian14% alike
- KuruáyaTupian13% alike
- Xingú AsuriníTupian13% alike
- Tocantins AsuriniTupian13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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