Yuracaré
Yuracaré is a language isolate spoken in Bolivia, by about 2,700 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Yuracaré (also Yurakaré, Yurakar, Yuracare, Yurucare, Yuracar, Yurakare, Yurujuré, Yurújare) is an endangered language isolate of central Bolivia in Cochabamba and Beni departments spoken by the Yuracaré people.
Speakers refer to their own language as Yurújare [juˈɹ̟uhaɹ̟e].
From Wikipedia · Yuracaré language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Written down
Mammui sehuepshëuja, bëchuta lëtta shunñeja calibajti dulaniti lijutishcutase, cürús imbëtëya ibaau. Achuta emejmesh pujti tandyuju ana buibu.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Yuracaré
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | tata | |
| person | yuruxure* | |
| name | makata* | |
| eye | tanti* | |
| ear | meye* | |
| nose | unti* | |
| tooth | SanSa* | |
| tongue | ErumE* | |
| hand | bana* | |
| blood | tEbE* | |
| bone | to* | |
| skin | pElE* | |
| knee | toyo* | |
| breast | tuSu* | |
| liver | CaSita* | |
| water | sama | |
| fire | ayma* | |
| sun | puyni* | |
| star | puSiCe* | |
| stone | ESE* | |
| mountain | mororo* | |
| tree | kumE* | |
| leaf | sulayle* | |
| night | SEwE* | |
| dog | Caxmu* | |
| fish | petCe* | |
| louse | 5iSE* | |
| one | lEta* | |
| two | lESie* | |
| I | sE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern PumiSino-Tibetan10% alike
- HunsrikIndo-European9% alike
- Pennsylvania GermanIndo-European9% alike
- Kuuku-Ya'uPama-Nyungan8% alike
- DagaDagan8% alike
- TapachultecMixe-Zoque7% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · yura1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · yuz