Ye'kwana
Maquiritari
Cariban
Maquiritari (also Ye'kwana, Yekuana, Makiritare, De'kwana) is a Northern Cariban language of the Orinoco-Amazon headwaters region in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. The Yekuana people are river-dwelling rainforest farmers and traders famous for their basketry (sebucán) and dugout canoe construction. The Yanomami-Yekuana shared territory in Brazil (Roraima) is one of the largest indigenous reserves in South America. Linguistically, Yekuana shows classical Cariban features: ergative-absolutive alignment, complex polypersonal verb morphology, and SOV constituent order. The community is bilingual with Spanish (Venezuela) or Portuguese (Brazil), with active language preservation through the OPIYAJE indigenous organization.
Wo es gesprochen wird
20 Kernwörter in Maquiritari
Wasser
tuna
/tuna/
Feuer
kayuwane
/kajuwane/
Sonne
shi
/ʃi/
Mond
nuna
/nuna/
Mutter
ñawi
/ɲawi/
Vater
baba
/baba/
Essen
äsuukai
/ɨsuːkai/
Trinken
äsoojai
/ɨsoːʒai/
Liebe
ekädäkä
/ekɨdɨkɨ/
Herz
eyiwekä
/ejiwekɨ/
Baum
eyu
/eju/
Haus
ätta
/ɨtːa/
Hund
kaikutshi
/kaikutʃi/
Katze
mishi
/miʃi/
Hand
eñä
/eɲɨ/
Auge
enu
/enu/
Hallo
etämä
/etɨmɨ/
Danke
enaña
/enaɲa/
Eins
toune
/toune/
Gut
kataajai
/kataːʒai/
Quellen
Wörter im Vergleich
Verglichen mit verwandten Cariban-Sprachen
| Bedeutung | Maquiritari | Misak | Karib | Ndau | Mandäisch | Ngaju | Sakizaya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasser | tuna /tuna/ | unø /unø/ | tuna /tuna/ | mvura /mvuɾa/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | danum /danum/ | nanum /nanum/ |
| Feuer | kayuwane /kajuwane/ | nipi /nipi/ | waktö /waktø/ | muriro /muɾiɾo/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | apui /apui/ | lamal /lamal/ |
| Sonne | shi /ʃi/ | shi /ʃi/ | weju /weju/ | zuva /zuva/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | matanandau /matanandau/ | cidal /tʃidal/ |
| Mond | nuna /nuna/ | atru /atɾu/ | nuno /nuno/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | bulan /bulan/ | ʔulalalalal /ʔulalal/ |
| Mutter | ñawi /ɲawi/ | mama /mama/ | sano /sano/ | amai /amai/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | indu /indu/ | ina /ina/ |
| Vater | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | papa /papa/ | baba /baba/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | bapa /bapa/ | ama /ama/ |
| Essen | äsuukai /ɨsuːkai/ | mɵ /mɵ/ | onökö /onøkø/ | kudya /kudʒa/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | kuman /kuman/ | hekal /hekal/ |
| Trinken | äsoojai /ɨsoːʒai/ | ushi /uʃi/ | ëne /ɘne/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | mihop /mihop/ | mihecak /mihetʃak/ |
| Liebe | ekädäkä /ekɨdɨkɨ/ | kausrap /kawsɾap/ | kataneko /kataneko/ | rudo /ɾudo/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | sinta /sinta/ | kapah /kapah/ |
| Herz | eyiwekä /ejiwekɨ/ | mun /mun/ | emanga /emaŋɡa/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | atei /atei/ | gawang /ɡawaŋ/ |
| Baum | eyu /eju/ | yu /ju/ | wewe /wewe/ | muti /muti/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀ /akana/ | kayu /kaju/ | kilang /kilaŋ/ |
| Haus | ätta /ɨtːa/ | ya /ja/ | paty /pati/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | huma /huma/ | luma /luma/ |
| Hund | kaikutshi /kaikutʃi/ | kuchi /kutʃi/ | pero /peɾo/ | imbga /imbɡa/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | asu /asu/ | waco /watʃo/ |
| Katze | mishi /miʃi/ | mishi /miʃi/ | meu /meu/ | kiti /kiti/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | posa /posa/ | posi /posi/ |
| Hand | eñä /eɲɨ/ | mar /maɾ/ | amu /amu/ | chanza /tʃanza/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | lengen /ləŋən/ | kamay /kamai/ |
| Auge | enu /enu/ | kab /kab/ | enu /enu/ | ziso /ziso/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | mate /mate/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hallo | etämä /etɨmɨ/ | ma'rik /maʔɾik/ | mary /maɾi/ | mhoroi /mhoɾoji/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | tabea /tabea/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Danke | enaña /enaɲa/ | payn /pajn/ | irombo /iɾombo/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | sahindai /sahindai/ | lalumahan /lalumahan/ |
| Eins | toune /toune/ | kan /kan/ | o:wi /oːwi/ | chimwe /tʃimwe/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | ije /ije/ | cacay /tʃatʃai/ |
| Gut | kataajai /kataːʒai/ | kausrik /kawsɾik/ | epoja /epoja/ | kanaka /kanaka/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | bahalap /bahalap/ | kapah /kapah/ |
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