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.
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20 palabras esenciales en Maquiritari
Agua
tuna
/tuna/
Fuego
kayuwane
/kajuwane/
Sol
shi
/ʃi/
Luna
nuna
/nuna/
Madre
ñawi
/ɲawi/
Padre
baba
/baba/
Comer
äsuukai
/ɨsuːkai/
Beber
äsoojai
/ɨsoːʒai/
Amor
ekädäkä
/ekɨdɨkɨ/
Corazón
eyiwekä
/ejiwekɨ/
Árbol
eyu
/eju/
Casa
ätta
/ɨtːa/
Perro
kaikutshi
/kaikutʃi/
Gato
mishi
/miʃi/
Mano
eñä
/eɲɨ/
Ojo
enu
/enu/
Hola
etämä
/etɨmɨ/
Gracias
enaña
/enaɲa/
Uno
toune
/toune/
Bueno
kataajai
/kataːʒai/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Cariban relacionadas
| Significado | Maquiritari | Misak | Galibi Carib | ndau | Mandaic | ngaju | Sakizaya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | tuna /tuna/ | unø /unø/ | tuna /tuna/ | mvura /mvuɾa/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | danum /danum/ | nanum /nanum/ |
| Fuego | kayuwane /kajuwane/ | nipi /nipi/ | waktö /waktø/ | muriro /muɾiɾo/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | apui /apui/ | lamal /lamal/ |
| Sol | shi /ʃi/ | shi /ʃi/ | weju /weju/ | zuva /zuva/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | matanandau /matanandau/ | cidal /tʃidal/ |
| Luna | nuna /nuna/ | atru /atɾu/ | nuno /nuno/ | mwedzi /mwedzi/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | bulan /bulan/ | ʔulalalalal /ʔulalal/ |
| Madre | ñawi /ɲawi/ | mama /mama/ | sano /sano/ | amai /amai/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | indu /indu/ | ina /ina/ |
| Padre | baba /baba/ | tata /tata/ | papa /papa/ | baba /baba/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | bapa /bapa/ | ama /ama/ |
| Comer | äsuukai /ɨsuːkai/ | mɵ /mɵ/ | onökö /onøkø/ | kudya /kudʒa/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | kuman /kuman/ | hekal /hekal/ |
| Beber | äsoojai /ɨsoːʒai/ | ushi /uʃi/ | ëne /ɘne/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | mihop /mihop/ | mihecak /mihetʃak/ |
| Amor | ekädäkä /ekɨdɨkɨ/ | kausrap /kawsɾap/ | kataneko /kataneko/ | rudo /ɾudo/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | sinta /sinta/ | kapah /kapah/ |
| Corazón | eyiwekä /ejiwekɨ/ | mun /mun/ | emanga /emaŋɡa/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | atei /atei/ | gawang /ɡawaŋ/ |
| Árbol | eyu /eju/ | yu /ju/ | wewe /wewe/ | muti /muti/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀ /akana/ | kayu /kaju/ | kilang /kilaŋ/ |
| Casa | ätta /ɨtːa/ | ya /ja/ | paty /pati/ | nyumba /ɲumba/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | huma /huma/ | luma /luma/ |
| Perro | kaikutshi /kaikutʃi/ | kuchi /kutʃi/ | pero /peɾo/ | imbga /imbɡa/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | asu /asu/ | waco /watʃo/ |
| Gato | mishi /miʃi/ | mishi /miʃi/ | meu /meu/ | kiti /kiti/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | posa /posa/ | posi /posi/ |
| Mano | eñä /eɲɨ/ | mar /maɾ/ | amu /amu/ | chanza /tʃanza/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | lengen /ləŋən/ | kamay /kamai/ |
| Ojo | enu /enu/ | kab /kab/ | enu /enu/ | ziso /ziso/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | mate /mate/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hola | etämä /etɨmɨ/ | ma'rik /maʔɾik/ | mary /maɾi/ | mhoroi /mhoɾoji/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | tabea /tabea/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Gracias | enaña /enaɲa/ | payn /pajn/ | irombo /iɾombo/ | ndatenda /ndatenda/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | sahindai /sahindai/ | lalumahan /lalumahan/ |
| Uno | toune /toune/ | kan /kan/ | o:wi /oːwi/ | chimwe /tʃimwe/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | ije /ije/ | cacay /tʃatʃai/ |
| Bueno | kataajai /kataːʒai/ | kausrik /kawsɾik/ | epoja /epoja/ | kanaka /kanaka/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | bahalap /bahalap/ | kapah /kapah/ |
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