nʉmʉnʉʉ
Comanche
Uto-Aztecan
Comanche is a critically endangered Uto-Aztecan language spoken primarily in Oklahoma by the Comanche Nation. Native speakers are predominantly over 60 years old. The endonym is nʉmʉnʉʉ meaning 'the people.' Multiple concepts lack reliable documented everyday words in accessible primary sources (marked as —); vocabulary represents standardized modern forms with significant dialectal variation. IPA transcriptions based on available academic grammars; speaker estimates vary acr
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Comanche
Water
pʊ
/pʊ/
Fire
kohtopu
/kohtopʉ/
Sun
taabe
/taːbe/
Moon
poʰa
/poːɑ/
Mother
miʰa
/miːɑ/
Father
pʊ
/pʊ/
Eat
nʉʉ
/nɨː/
Drink
tʉ
/tɨ/
Love
wʊʊʰa
/wʊːhɑ/
Heart
koroma
/kɔɾomɑ/
Tree
piʰe
/piːe/
House
tua
/tuɑ/
Dog
sʉwʉ
/sɨwɨ/
Cat
ɨsʉ
/ɪsɨ/
Hand
nami
/nɑmi/
Eye
tʊka
/tʊkɑ/
Hello
haʊ
/hɑʊ/
Thank you
—
/—/
One
tʊ
/tʊ/
Good
puʰa
/pʊɑ/
Words compared
Compared with related Uto-Aztecan languages
| Meaning | Comanche | Pashto | Norwegian Nynorsk | Situ rGyalrong | Parauk Wa | Kurdish (Sorani) | Norwegian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | pʊ /pʊ/ | اوبه /obə/ | vatn /vɑːtn/ | tʃʰu /tʃʰu/ | tʃɔː /tʃɔː/ | ئاو /ɑːw/ | vann /vɑnː/ |
| Fire | kohtopu /kohtopʉ/ | اور /oːɾ/ | eld /ɛld/ | mə /mə/ | miː /miː/ | ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/ | ild /ilː/ |
| Sun | taabe /taːbe/ | لمر /lmər/ | sol /suːl/ | niʂ /niʂ/ | waː /waː/ | خۆر /xoːɾ/ | sol /suːl/ |
| Moon | poʰa /poːɑ/ | سپوږمۍ /spoːʐmaj/ | måne /moːnə/ | zla /zlɑ/ | lɔː /lɔː/ | مانگ /mɑːŋɡ/ | måne /moːnə/ |
| Mother | miʰa /miːɑ/ | مور /moːɾ/ | mor /muːr/ | ma /mɑ/ | maː /maː/ | دایک /dɑːjɪk/ | mor /muːr/ |
| Father | pʊ /pʊ/ | پلار /plɑːɾ/ | far /fɑːr/ | pə /pə/ | pʰaː /pʰaː/ | باوک /bɑːwk/ | far /fɑːr/ |
| Eat | nʉʉ /nɨː/ | خوړل /xwəɽəl/ | eta /eːtɑ/ | mə-za /mə.zɑ/ | sɛː /sɛː/ | خواردن /xwɑːɾdɪn/ | spise /spiːsə/ |
| Drink | tʉ /tɨ/ | څکل /tskəl/ | drikka /drɪkːɑ/ | nə-tɕʰə-n /nə.tɕʰə.n/ | pə /pə/ | خواردنەوە /xwɑːɾdɪnɛwɛ/ | drikke /drɪkːə/ |
| Love | wʊʊʰa /wʊːhɑ/ | مینه /miːna/ | kjærleik /çæːrlɛik/ | nə-ŋɯ /nə.ŋɯ/ | rəŋ /rəŋ/ | خۆشەویستی /xoʃɛwiːstiː/ | kjærlighet /çæːɾliheːt/ |
| Heart | koroma /kɔɾomɑ/ | زړه /zɽə/ | hjarte /jɑːrtə/ | tʰoŋ /tʰɔŋ/ | sɛɛ /sɛɛ/ | دڵ /dɪɫ/ | hjerte /jæɾtə/ |
| Tree | piʰe /piːe/ | ونه /wəna/ | tre /treː/ | sin /sin/ | tʰɔː /tʰɔː/ | دار /dɑːɾ/ | tre /treː/ |
| House | tua /tuɑ/ | کور /koːɾ/ | hus /huːs/ | kʰoŋ /kʰɔŋ/ | miː /miː/ | ماڵ /mɑːɫ/ | hus /hʉːs/ |
| Dog | sʉwʉ /sɨwɨ/ | سپی /spaj/ | hund /hʉnd/ | kʰə /kʰə/ | kʰɔː /kʰɔː/ | سەگ /sɛɡ/ | hund /hʉnː/ |
| Cat | ɨsʉ /ɪsɨ/ | پیشو /piːʃo/ | katt /kɑtː/ | tsa /tsʰɑ/ | mɛː /mɛː/ | پشیلە /pʃiːlɛ/ | katt /kɑtː/ |
| Hand | nami /nɑmi/ | لاس /lɑːs/ | hand /hɑnd/ | laʂ /lɑʂ/ | miːk /miːk/ | دەست /dɛst/ | hånd /hɔnː/ |
| Eye | tʊka /tʊkɑ/ | سترګه /stərɡa/ | auga /æʉɡɑ/ | miʂ /miʂ/ | miːn /miːn/ | چاو /tʃɑːw/ | øye /øjə/ |
| Hello | haʊ /hɑʊ/ | سلام /sɑlɑːm/ | hei /hɛɪ/ | ŋ̩ /ŋ̩/ | sawʔdiː /sawʔdiː/ | سڵاو /sɫɑːw/ | hei /hɛɪ/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | مننه /mənəna/ | takk /tɑkː/ | ʒo /ʒɔ/ | tʰɔk /tʰɔk/ | سوپاس /supɑːs/ | takk /tɑkː/ |
| One | tʊ /tʊ/ | یو /jaw/ | ein /ɛɪn/ | tʃʰiʂ /tʃʰiʂ/ | tʃit /tʃit/ | یەک /jɛk/ | en /eːn/ |
| Good | puʰa /pʊɑ/ | ښه /ʂə/ | god /ɡuːd/ | tʰuŋ /tʰʊŋ/ | jɔː /jɔː/ | باش /bɑːʃ/ | bra /brɑː/ |
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