Yuqui
Yuqui is a Tupian language spoken in Bolivia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yuqui (Yuki) is a severely endangered Guarayú language of the Tupí-Guaraní language family spoken in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia by the Yuqui.
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Words in Yuqui
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aba* | |
| eye | resa* | |
| ear | isa* | |
| nose | angua* | |
| tooth | rai* | |
| tongue | enkiu* | |
| hand | o* | |
| blood | barugui* | |
| bone | kiangue* | |
| skin | ire* | |
| knee | nia* | |
| breast | Ca* | |
| liver | yia* | |
| water | i | |
| fire | tata* | |
| sun | tenda* | |
| star | yasiriri* | |
| stone | ita* | |
| mountain | ibiyui* | |
| tree | ira* | |
| leaf | kia* | |
| night | yisa* | |
| dog | yereta* | |
| fish | yira* | |
| louse | ki* | |
| one | eyebe* | |
| two | yese* | |
| drink | bayi* | |
| see | ma* | |
| hear | sendu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
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- Eastern Bolivian GuaraníTupian40% alike
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- GuajáTupian32% alike
- NheengatuTupian30% alike
Grammar
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- ArikapúNuclear-Macro-Je87% alike
- Temascaltepec NahuatlUto-Aztecan87% alike
- UmotínaBororoan85% alike
- MekensTupian84% 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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