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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Maquiritari
Acqua
tuna
/tuna/
Fuoco
kayuwane
/kajuwane/
Sole
shi
/ʃi/
Luna
nuna
/nuna/
Madre
ñawi
/ɲawi/
Padre
baba
/baba/
Mangiare
äsuukai
/ɨsuːkai/
Bere
äsoojai
/ɨsoːʒai/
Amore
ekädäkä
/ekɨdɨkɨ/
Cuore
eyiwekä
/ejiwekɨ/
Albero
eyu
/eju/
Casa
ätta
/ɨtːa/
Cane
kaikutshi
/kaikutʃi/
Gatto
mishi
/miʃi/
Mano
eñä
/eɲɨ/
Occhio
enu
/enu/
Ciao
etämä
/etɨmɨ/
Grazie
enaña
/enaɲa/
Uno
toune
/toune/
Buono
kataajai
/kataːʒai/
Fonti
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Cariban correlate
| Significato | Maquiritari | Misak | Caribe | ndau | Mandeo | ngaju | Sakizaya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | tuna /tuna/ | unø /unø/ | tuna /tuna/ | mvura /mvuɾa/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | danum /danum/ | nanum /nanum/ |
| Fuoco | kayuwane /kajuwane/ | nipi /nipi/ | waktö /waktø/ | muriro /muɾiɾo/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | apui /apui/ | lamal /lamal/ |
| Sole | 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/ |
| Mangiare | äsuukai /ɨsuːkai/ | mɵ /mɵ/ | onökö /onøkø/ | kudya /kudʒa/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | kuman /kuman/ | hekal /hekal/ |
| Bere | äsoojai /ɨsoːʒai/ | ushi /uʃi/ | ëne /ɘne/ | kunwa /kunwa/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | mihop /mihop/ | mihecak /mihetʃak/ |
| Amore | ekädäkä /ekɨdɨkɨ/ | kausrap /kawsɾap/ | kataneko /kataneko/ | rudo /ɾudo/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | sinta /sinta/ | kapah /kapah/ |
| Cuore | eyiwekä /ejiwekɨ/ | mun /mun/ | emanga /emaŋɡa/ | mwoyo /mwojo/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | atei /atei/ | gawang /ɡawaŋ/ |
| Albero | 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/ |
| Cane | kaikutshi /kaikutʃi/ | kuchi /kutʃi/ | pero /peɾo/ | imbga /imbɡa/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | asu /asu/ | waco /watʃo/ |
| Gatto | 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/ |
| Occhio | enu /enu/ | kab /kab/ | enu /enu/ | ziso /ziso/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | mate /mate/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ciao | etämä /etɨmɨ/ | ma'rik /maʔɾik/ | mary /maɾi/ | mhoroi /mhoɾoji/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | tabea /tabea/ | marayas /maɾajas/ |
| Grazie | 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/ |
| Buono | kataajai /kataːʒai/ | kausrik /kawsɾik/ | epoja /epoja/ | kanaka /kanaka/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | bahalap /bahalap/ | kapah /kapah/ |
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