Jonibo

Shipibo-Conibo

Pano

FamilyPano Speakers~26K ScriptLatin CountriesPeru (Ucayali River basin) Official inPeru (co-official with Spanish) Vitalityvulnerable ISO 639-3shp

Shipibo-Conibo (Jonibo) is a Pano-family language of the Peruvian Amazon, with vibrant L1 transmission (>90% in many communities) and active literary production. Linguistically notable for its complex evidentiality system and the kené geometric design tradition encoded both visually (in textiles) and aurally (in songs). Speakers also call themselves Jonibo ("the people").

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Shipibo-Conibo

Water

jene

/xene/

Fire

chii

/tʃiː/

Sun

bari

/bari/

Moon

oxe

/oʃe/

Mother

tita

/tita/

Father

papa

/papa/

Eat

piti

/piti/

Drink

xeati

/ʃeati/

Love

noi

/noi/

Heart

joi

/xoi/

Tree

jiwi

/xiwi/

House

xobo

/ʃobo/

Dog

ochiti

/otʃiti/

Cat

mishi

/miʃi/

Hand

mëken

/mɯken/

Eye

bero

/bero/

Hello

jakon raoma

/xakon raoma/

Thank you

gracias

/ɡrasjas/

One

westíora

/westioɾa/

Good

jakon

/xakon/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Pano languages

Meaning Shipibo-ConiboTangkhul NagaAsháninkaOtomiNawatBeromWarao
Water jene /xene/ ze /ze/ nija /nidʒa/ dehe /tehe/ at /at/ /bi/ hoidu /hojdu/
Fire chii /tʃiː/ mei /mei/ paamari /paːmaɾi/ tsibi /tsibi/ tit /tit/ /tʃa/ hekunu /hekunu/
Sun bari /bari/ nyithui /ɲitʰui/ oorya /oːɾja/ hyadi /hjadi/ tunal /tunal/ kọs /kɔs/ ya /ja/
Moon oxe /oʃe/ lai /lai/ kashiri /kaʃiɾi/ zänä /zãnã/ metsti /metsti/ cwèl /tʃwel/ waniku /waniku/
Mother tita /tita/ ina /ina/ ina /ina/ nänä /nãnã/ nan /nan/ ne /ne/ dani /dani/
Father papa /papa/ apa /apa/ apa /apa/ tada /tada/ tat /tat/ da /da/ daka /daka/
Eat piti /piti/ ngui /ŋui/ noyaki /nojaki/ ñuni /ɲuni/ takwa /takwa/ /ɾi/ nahoro /nahoɾo/
Drink xeati /ʃeati/ rai /rai/ noiri /noiɾi/ tsi /tsi/ ati /ati/ nyaŋ /ɲaŋ/ osi /osi/
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