Iyojwaʼja
Chorote
Matacoan
Chorote (Iyojwaʼja) is a Matacoan language of the Gran Chaco spoken by a few thousand people in Salta Province, Argentina, and adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia. It is closely related to Wichí and Nivaclé.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Chorote
Sources
- UT Austin Hunter-Gatherer Language Database #396
- Glottolog iyoj1235; ISO 639-3 crt
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Matacoan
| Meaning | Chorote | Nivaclé | Pilagá | Toba | Mocoví | Trumai | Wichí |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | anat /anat/ | inɔʔt /inɔʔt/ | noʁop /noʁop/ | ʔetaʁat /ʔetaʁat/ | waʁajaq /waʁajaq/ | misu /misu/ | inot /inot/ |
| Fire | etjeʔ /etjeʔ/ | itɔx /itɔx/ | doleʔ /doleʔ/ | nodek /nodek/ | norek /norek/ | so /so/ | itoj /itox/ |
| Sun | kilaj /kilaj/ | xunkuklaʔj /xunkuklaʔj/ | kʔatena /kʔatena/ | nalaʔ /nalaʔ/ | raʔaasa /raʔaasa/ | atetla /atetla/ | ifwala /ifʷala/ |
| Moon | weʔla /weʔla/ | xiweʔkla /xiweʔkla/ | ʔawoʁoik /ʔawoʁoik/ | kaʔagoʁoik /kaʔaɡoʁoik/ | ʃiraigo /ʃiraiɡo/ | atetlpak /atetlpak/ | welʼa /weʔla/ |
| Star | kates /kates/ | katiʔs /katiʔs/ | waqtʃiɲi /waqtʃiɲi/ | waqahɲi /waqahɲi/ | waqahɲi /waqahɲi/ | asih /asih/ | kates /kates/ |
| Night | axnax /axnax/ | tuɬ /tuɬ/ | piʔjaq /piʔjaq/ | pe /pe/ | pe /pe/ | ʃanixnis /ʃanixnis/ | honatsi /honatsi/ |
| Rain | pexla /pexla/ | tʃanu /tʃanu/ | wetep /wetep/ | awot /awot/ | jaʁat /jaʁat/ | kʔawixu /kʔawixu/ | pelhay /peɬaj/ |
| Snow | fʷijit injuneʔ /fʷijit injuneʔ/ | jekleʃe /jekleʃe/ | loɲi /loɲi/ | aloɲi /aloɲi/ | loɲi /loɲi/ | — /—/ | — |
| Wind | laxwu /laxwu/ | ɬawiʔm /ɬawiʔm/ | lajat /lajat/ | lʔat /lʔat/ | nonot /nonot/ | sut /sut/ | inhʷokʷ /inhʷokʷ/ |
| Earth | axnat /axnat/ | kotsxaʔt /kotsxaʔt/ | ʔalewa /ʔalewa/ | ʔalwa /ʔalwa/ | ʔlawa /ʔlawa/ | tenexne /tenexne/ | honhat /hon̥at/ |
| Stone | poj /poj/ | utex /utex/ | qaʔ /qaʔ/ | qaʔ /qaʔ/ | qaʔ /qaʔ/ | itak /itak/ | tunte /tunte/ |
| Mountain | takixnakiʔ /takixnakiʔ/ | utejuk /utejuk/ | qasoʁonaʁa /qasoʁonaʁa/ | qasoʁonaʁa /qasoʁonaʁa/ | soʁonaʁa /soʁonaʁa/ | — | chenaj /tʃenax/ |
| Mother | meme /meme/ | mimi /mimi/ | latʔe /latʔe/ | lateʔe /lateʔe/ | lateʔe /lateʔe/ | atle /atle/ | lako /lako/ |
| Father | naʔ /naʔ/ | tata /tata/ | letʔa /letʔa/ | ltaʔa /ltaʔa/ | letaʔa /letaʔa/ | ao /ao/ | lajcha /laxtʃa/ |
| Daughter | axseʔ /axseʔ/ | ɔse /ɔse/ | lekʔoqte /lekʔoqte/ | liale /liale/ | lʲaale /lʲaale/ | atadi /atadi/ | lhose /ɬose/ |
| I | jem /jem/ | jiwaatʃa /jiwaatʃa/ | hajim /hajim/ | ajim /ajim/ | ajim /ajim/ | ha /ha/ | olham /olam/ |
| You | am /am/ | awaatʃa /awaatʃa/ | ʔam /ʔam/ | ʔam /ʔam/ | qamiʔ /qamiʔ/ | hi /hi/ | am /am/ |
| We | sam /sam/ | kaswaatʃa / jiwaatʃeeɬ /kaswaatʃa / jiwaatʃeeɬ/ | qoʔmi /qoʔmi/ | qomiʔ /qomiʔ/ | qomiʔ /qomiʔ/ | ka wan / ha wan /ka wan / ha wan/ | olhamel /olamel/ |
| Name | ej /ej/ | ej /ej/ | lenaʁat /lenaʁat/ | lʔenaʁat /lʔenaʁat/ | leenaʁat /leenaʁat/ | taak /taak/ | lhey /ɬej/ |
| Person | injoʔ /injoʔ/ | niwakle /niwakle/ | sijaʁawa /sijaʁawa/ | ʃijaʁawa /ʃijaʁawa/ | qom leʔek /qom leʔek/ | iau /iau/ | wichi /witʃi/ |
| Head | xetek /xetek/ | ʃatitʃ /ʃatitʃ/ | laqaik /laqaik/ | lqaik /lqaik/ | lqahik /lqahik/ | kut /kut/ | lhetek /ɬetek/ |
| Eye | tateʔ /tateʔ/ | tɔsex /tɔsex/ | lʔaite /lʔaite/ | lʔaite /lʔaite/ | nqote /nqote/ | xon /xon/ | titsej /titsex/ |
| Ear | kjoteʔ /kjoteʔ/ | kfeʔ /kfeʔ/ | leketela /leketela/ | ltela /ltela/ | lkeʔla /lkeʔla/ | faptɨ /faptɨ/ | lechʼote /letʃʼote/ |
| Nose | xnatowo /xnatowo/ | naʔʃ /naʔʃ/ | limik /limik/ | lmik /lmik/ | limik /limik/ | laʃa /laʃa/ | lenhus /len̥us/ |
| Mouth | aj /aj/ | aʃi /aʃi/ | nedegaʁat /nedeɡaʁat/ | alap /alap/ | lap /lap/ | xop /xop/ | lakʼaj /lakʼax/ |
| Tooth | afʷeʔ /afʷeʔ/ | tsewte /tsewte/ | lodaite /lodaite/ | lwe /lwe/ | lowe /lowe/ | iʃa /iʃa/ | tsuteʼ /tsuteʔ/ |
| Tongue | kax /kax/ | tʃʼakletʃ /tʃʼakletʃ/ | latʃaʁat /latʃaʁat/ | latʃaʁat /latʃaʁat/ | loʔlegaʁanaʁat /loʔleɡaʁanaʁat/ | ano /ano/ | lakʼajlhichʼu /lakʼaxɬitʃʼu/ |
| Hand | kjoj /kjoj/ | pɔʔkɔt /pɔʔkɔt/ | lowaq /lowaq/ | lwaq /lwaq/ | lqaiʔlaʁat /lqaiʔlaʁat/ | kat /kat/ | takwey /takʷej/ |
| Foot | kalaʔ /kalaʔ/ | foʔ /foʔ/ | lapiaʔ /lapiaʔ/ | lapiaʔ /lapiaʔ/ | lapiaʔ /lapiaʔ/ | pitsʔ /pitsʔ/ | pachʼu /patʃʼu/ |
| Heart | oxtaleʔ /oxtaleʔ/ | ɬiʔwte /ɬiʔwte/ | likidiaqte /likidiaqte/ | lkidʒaqte /lkidʒaqte/ | leʔtaʁanata /leʔtaʁanata/ | hotʔaput /hotʔaput/ | lehusek /lehusek/ |
| Bone | weʔlak /weʔlak/ | nuʔ /nuʔ/ | pʔinek /pʔinek/ | piʔinek /piʔinek/ | piʔnek /piʔnek/ | daʃ /daʃ/ | lhile /ɬile/ |
| Blood | wojis /wojis/ | wojej /wojej/ | letawoʔ /letawoʔ/ | ltagoʔq /ltaɡoʔq/ | lewoʔ /lewoʔ/ | du /du/ | wuyis /wuʔjis/ |
| Poop | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | yʼamuk /jʼamuk/ |
| Love | soon /soon/ | — /—/ | noqpita /noqpita/ | lsoʁodʒik /lsoʁodʒik/ | iʔʁoren /iʔʁoren/ | puʔdits /puʔdits/ | ihemin /ihemin/ |
| Tree | alaʔ /alaʔ/ | aʔkxutajuk /aʔkxutajuk/ | ʔepaq /ʔepaq/ | ʔipaq /ʔipaq/ | qoʔpaq /qoʔpaq/ | dei /dei/ | halʼä /haʔlɑ/ |
| Dog | noʔo /noʔo/ | nuʔu /nuʔu/ | pioq /pioq/ | pioq /pioq/ | pioq /pioq/ | kasoro /kasoro/ | asinaj /asinax/ |
| Cat | tinuk /tinuk/ | tanuk /tanuk/ | mitʃa /mitʃa/ | miitʃa /miitʃa/ | regaatolek /reɡaatolek/ | — /—/ | mitsi /mitsi/ |
| Fish | sijus /sijus/ | saxetʃ /saxetʃ/ | nijaq /nijaq/ | njaq /njaq/ | nalʲin /nalʲin/ | kaʔte /kaʔte/ | wahat /wahat/ |
| Bird | afʷena /afʷena/ | ɔxɔklɔ /ɔxɔklɔ/ | majoʔ /majoʔ/ | qojo /qojo/ | ajo /ajo/ | uraʔi /uraʔi/ | afwenche /afʷentʃe/ |
| Butterfly | kopijeʔ /kopijeʔ/ | wosok /wosok/ | petooloʁol /peˈtoːloʁol/ | toʁotoq /toʁotoq/ | paare /ˈpaːre/ | tumu tumu /tumu tumu/ | chukuk /tʃukuk/ |
| Egg | leʔkjuʔ /leʔkjuʔ/ | ɬʃajkʼu /ɬʃajkʼu/ | lekʔoweʔ /lekʔoweʔ/ | lkoʔoweʔ /lkoʔoweʔ/ | lkoʔweʔ /lkoʔweʔ/ | taf /taf/ | lhichʼu /ɬitʃʼu/ |
| Horse | alenta /alenta/ | kuwɔju /kuwɔju/ | pegaq /peɡaq/ | kaajo /kaajo/ | ʃipgaq /ʃipɡaq/ | — | yelʼataj /jeʔlatax/ |
| House | sawo /sawo/ | xpɔjitʃ /xpɔjitʃ/ | ʔemek /ʔemek/ | nojik /nojik/ | ʔimek /ʔimek/ | dat /dat/ | lewukwe /lewukʷe/ |
| Milk | kajtjos /kajtjos/ | tsʼoʔs /tsʼoʔs/ | lotʃiʔ /lotʃiʔ/ | ltʃiʔ /ltʃiʔ/ | loʔiʔ /loʔiʔ/ | — | letsi /letsi/ |
| Honey | wonateʔ /wonateʔ/ | akɔjetʃ /akɔjetʃ/ | maʔage liʔi /maʔaɡe liʔi/ | dapik /dapik/ | rapik liʔi /rapik liʔi/ | aus tsʔa /aus tsʔa/ | akäyek /akɑjek/ |
| Salt | sifʷoniʔ /sifʷoniʔ/ | naʔpkutax /naʔpkutax/ | qaaʔnowa /qaaʔnowa/ | towe /towe/ | ʔwe /ʔwe/ | iakɨr /iakɨr/ | nisuy /nisuj/ |
| Rice | xupitok /xupitok/ | — | — | — | — | arosa /arosa/ | alus /alus/ |
| Iron | ot /ot/ | klesaniɬ /klesaniɬ/ | — | — | — | — | chinaj /tʃinax/ |
| Wheel | xikalaʔ /xikalaʔ/ | tononontax ɬafoʔ /tononontax ɬafoʔ/ | nesaʁalena /nesaʁalena/ | lasaʁanna /lasaʁanna/ | lasaʁalona /lasaʁalona/ | — | mak kolo /mak kolo/ |
| Book | xokinek /xokinek/ | watkʼisxajanatʃ /watkʼisxajanatʃ/ | lede /lede/ | lede /lede/ | nelere /nelere/ | — | liwlu /liwlu/ |
| Eat | jekjun /jekjun/ | tux /tux/ | dekeʔe /dekeʔe/ | dekeʔe /dekeʔe/ | keʔe /keʔe/ | ma /ma/ | lechek /letʃek/ |
| Drink | je /je/ | jɔʔ /jɔʔ/ | nijom /nijom/ | njom /njom/ | neʔet /neʔet/ | sone /sone/ | iyoʼ /ijoʔ/ |
| Sleep | maʔa /maʔa/ | mɔʔ /mɔʔ/ | dʔotʃi /dʔotʃi/ | doʔotʃi /doʔotʃi/ | laq /laq/ | iotl /iotl/ | imä /imɑ/ |
| One | ifʷjenni /ifʷjenni/ | weʔɬa /weʔɬa/ | ʔoonolek /ʔoonolek/ | ʔoonolek /ʔoonolek/ | ʔona /ʔona/ | mihin /mihin/ | elh /eɬ/ |
| Two | intak /intak/ | napuʔ /napuʔ/ | doosolqa /doosolqa/ | doosolqa /doosolqa/ | doosolqaiʔ /doosolqaiʔ/ | uuʃ /uuʃ/ | nitewk /nitewk/ |
| Three | iwjeʔtsjela /iwjeʔtsjela/ | puʔxaʔna /puʔxaʔna/ | treesolqa /treesolqa/ | treesolqa /treesolqa/ | treesolqaiʔ /treesolqaiʔ/ | uʃtaxme /uʃtaxme/ | laxtumxwaya /laxtumxʷaja/ |
| Four | pawlitsiʔ /pawlitsiʔ/ | jitʃatxuɬ /jitʃatxuɬ/ | kwaatrolqa /kwaatrolqa/ | kowaatro /kowaatro/ | kwaatrolqaiʔ /kwaatrolqaiʔ/ | — | — |
| Five | ifʷjenni sikjoj itifʷe /ifʷjenni sikjoj itifʷe/ | weʔɬanɔxeʃ /weʔɬanɔxeʃ/ | — /—/ | ʃiinko /ʃiinko/ | ʃiinkolqaiʔ /ʃiinkolqaiʔ/ | nekatkelan /nekatkelan/ | — |
| Hello | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | hayej /hajex/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | nehayij /nehajix/ |
| Good | es /es/ | is /is/ | nʔoota /nʔoota/ | noʔon /noʔon/ | noʔwen /noʔwen/ | deta /deta/ | is /is/ |
| New | inkjeʔ /inkjeʔ/ | nitʃʼa /nitʃʼa/ | dalaʁaik /dalaʁaik/ | dalaʁaik /dalaʁaik/ | dalaʁaik /dalaʁaik/ | xodae /xodae/ | nechʼayek /netʃʼajek/ |
| Red | isjet /isjet/ | juk /juk/ | toomaʁadaik /toomaʁadaik/ | tok /tok/ | tok /tok/ | tsiomat /tsiomat/ | chot /tʃot/ |
| White | lemiʔ /lemiʔ/ | klim /klim/ | japagaq /japaɡaq/ | japagaq /japaɡaq/ | jalagaq /jalaɡaq/ | tsitore /tsitore/ | pelaj /pelax/ |
| Black | tula /tula/ | jakut /jakut/ | leedaʁaik /leedaʁaik/ | naweʔ /naweʔ/ | naweʔ /naweʔ/ | tsidat /tsidat/ | chalaj /tʃalax/ |
| Green | watso /watso/ | nipewajʃi /nipewajʃi/ | dadala /dadala/ | dadala /dadala/ | radala /radala/ | — | watsan /watsan/ |
| Blue | lasa /lasa/ | jaka /jaka/ | malaʁadaik /malaʁadaik/ | malaʁadaik /malaʁadaik/ | ikolaq /ikolaq/ | tsiauu /tsiauu/ | watsan /watsan/ |
| Cuckoo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | hotsenʼi /hotsenˈʔi/ |
| Woof | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — |
| Computer | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — |
| Sushi | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — |
| Tea | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | te /te/ |
| Sugar | titsojinlamak /titsojinlamak/ | tʃʼiʃi /tʃʼiʃi/ | ʔasooka /ʔasooka/ | ʔasooka /ʔasooka/ | soka /soka/ | aroxoroxok /aroxoroxok/ | asukwi /asukʷi/ |
| Orange | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — |
| Dopamine | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — |
| At sign | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — |
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