Yąnomamö
Yanomami
Yanomaman
Yanomami is a language of the Yanomaman family spoken by roughly 20,000–35,000 people across the rainforests of Roraima and Amazonas in northern Brazil and southern Venezuela — one of the largest relatively isolated Indigenous peoples of the Amazon. Communities live around a large circular communal house called the shapono.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Yanomami
Sources
- UT Austin Hunter-Gatherer Language Database #162
- Glottolog yano1268; ISO 639-3 guu
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Yanomaman
| Meaning | Yanomami | Baniwa | Kaingang | Trumai | Dâw | Karajá | Pilagá |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | maũ ũ /maũ ũ/ | óoni /óoni/ | goj /ŋoj/ | misu /misu/ | nǝ̌x /nə̌x/ | be /be/ | noʁop /noʁop/ |
| Fire | koa wakə /koa wakə/ | ttídzee /t̪ídzee/ | pĩ /pĩ/ | so /so/ | bohõ̂ /bohõ̂/ | heɔtɨ /heɔtɨ/ | doleʔ /doleʔ/ |
| Sun | motʰoka /motʰoka/ | kámoi /kámoi/ | rã /ɾã/ | atetla /atetla/ | xɨtɨ̂m /xɨtɨ̂m/ | tʃuu /tʃuu/ | kʔatena /kʔatena/ |
| Moon | peɾipo /peɾipo/ | kéeri /kéeɻi/ | kysã /kɨsã/ | atetlpak /atetlpak/ | xɨtɨ̂m /xɨtɨ̂m/ | ahãdu /ahãdu/ | ʔawoʁoik /ʔawoʁoik/ |
| Star | ʃitikaɾi /ʃitikaɾi/ | hiwírhi /hiwíɻhi/ | krĩg /kɾĩŋ/ | asih /asih/ | mʼæ̃̌h /mʼæ̃̌h/ | taina /taina/ | waqtʃiɲi /waqtʃiɲi/ |
| Night | titi ha /titi ha/ | déepi /déepi/ | kuty /kutɨ/ | ʃanixnis /ʃanixnis/ | cem /cem/ | ruu /ruu/ | piʔjaq /piʔjaq/ |
| Rain | maː /maː/ | íidza /íidza/ | ta /ta/ | kʔawixu /kʔawixu/ | doɟ /doɟ/ | biu /biu/ | wetep /wetep/ |
| Snow | — /—/ | — /—/ | kukryr kó /kukɾɨɾ ko/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | loɲi /loɲi/ |
| Wind | watoɾi /watoɾi/ | káwaaɺe /káwaaɺe/ | kãka /kãka/ | sut /sut/ | hǒt /hǒt/ | ɨhɨ /ɨhɨ/ | lajat /lajat/ |
| Earth | maʃitʰa /maʃitʰa/ | híipai /híipai/ | ga /ŋa/ | tenexne /tenexne/ | cax /cax/ | — /—/ | ʔalewa /ʔalewa/ |
| Stone | maa ma /maa ma/ | hiipada /hiipada/ | pó /pɔ/ | itak /itak/ | pǎʃ /pǎʃ/ | mɨna /mɨna/ | qaʔ /qaʔ/ |
| Mountain | hehu /hehu/ | hidzápa /hidzápa/ | pãnónh /pãnɔɲ/ | — | — | hãwãlɔ /hãwãlɔ/ | qasoʁonaʁa /qasoʁonaʁa/ |
| Mother | najə /najə/ | hádoa /hádoa/ | nỹ /nə̃/ | atle /atle/ | mɛ̃ʔ /mɛ̃ʔ/ | adi /adi/ | latʔe /latʔe/ |
| Father | hajə /hajə/ | hániɻi /hániɻi/ | panh /pãɲ/ | ao /ao/ | ʔǐp /ʔǐp/ | təbɨ /təbɨ/ | letʔa /letʔa/ |
| I | ja /ja/ | nhóa /nhóa/ | inh /ʔĩɲ/ | ha /ha/ | ʔãh /ʔãh/ | dʒiarɨ̃ /dʒiarɨ̃/ | hajim /hajim/ |
| You | wa /wa/ | phía /pʰía/ | ã /ʔã/ | hi /hi/ | ʔãm /ʔãm/ | kai /kai/ | ʔam /ʔam/ |
| We | pəmakə /pəmakə/ | wha /wha/ | ẽg /ʔẽŋ/ | ka wan / ha wan /ka wan / ha wan/ | ʔid /ʔid/ | dʒiarɨ̃ boho /dʒiarɨ̃ boho/ | qoʔmi /qoʔmi/ |
| Name | wãhã /wãhã/ | iipítana /iipítana/ | jiji /jiji/ | taak /taak/ | xǎt /xǎt/ | ni /ni/ | lenaʁat /lenaʁat/ |
| Person | jãnõmãmɨ /jãnõmãmɨ/ | newíki /newíki/ | kanhgág /kaɲŋəŋ/ | iau /iau/ | — | inɨ /inɨ/ | sijaʁawa /sijaʁawa/ |
| Head | he /he/ | hiwída /hiwída/ | krĩ /kɾĩ/ | kut /kut/ | nũh /nũh/ | rati /rati/ | laqaik /laqaik/ |
| Eye | mamo /mamo/ | thi /thi/ | kanẽ /kanẽ/ | xon /xon/ | tɨm /tɨm/ | rue /rue/ | lʔaite /lʔaite/ |
| Ear | jɨmɨkakɨ /jɨmɨkakɨ/ | héeni /héeni/ | nĩgrẽg /nĩŋɾẽŋ/ | faptɨ /faptɨ/ | xũ̂j /xũ̂j/ | nohõti /nohõti/ | leketela /leketela/ |
| Nose | hu /hu/ | hitáko /hitáko/ | nĩjẽ /nĩjẽ/ | laʃa /laʃa/ | tôɟ /tôɟ/ | deiãsɨ̃ /deiãsɨ̃/ | limik /limik/ |
| Mouth | kahikɨ /kahikɨ/ | nóma /nóma/ | jẽnky /jẽnkɨ/ | xop /xop/ | nɔ̃h /nɔ̃h/ | irɨ /irɨ/ | nedegaʁat /nedeɡaʁat/ |
| Tooth | nakɨ /nakɨ/ | eétsha /eétʃa/ | jã /jã/ | iʃa /iʃa/ | tǝg /təɡ/ | dʒuu /dʒuu/ | lodaite /lodaite/ |
| Tongue | aka /aka/ | eenéne /eenéne/ | nũnẽ /nũnẽ/ | ano /ano/ | nɔ̃hkæ̂d /nɔ̃hkæ̂d/ | dɔrɔtɔ /dɔrɔtɔ/ | latʃaʁat /latʃaʁat/ |
| Hand | imɨkɨ /imɨkɨ/ | káapi /káapi/ | nĩgà /nĩŋɛ/ | kat /kat/ | ʃôb /ʃôb/ | debɔ /debɔ/ | lowaq /lowaq/ |
| Foot | mamikɨ /mamikɨ/ | híipa /híipa/ | pẽn /pẽn/ | pitsʔ /pitsʔ/ | cɨ̌m /cɨ̌m/ | wa /wa/ | lapiaʔ /lapiaʔ/ |
| Heart | koko pata /koko pata/ | kaale /kaaɺe/ | fe ror /ɸɛ ɾoɾ/ | hotʔaput /hotʔaput/ | hæ̃g tôj /hæ̃ɡ tôj/ | telesõ /telesõ/ | likidiaqte /likidiaqte/ |
| Bone | ũ /ũ/ | áapi /áapi/ | kuka /kuka/ | daʃ /daʃ/ | kɛg /kɛɡ/ | ti /ti/ | pʔinek /pʔinek/ |
| Blood | ĩjə̃ĩjə̃pə /ĩjə̃ĩjə̃pə/ | iiránaa /iiɻánaa/ | kyvènh /kɨwɛɲ/ | du /du/ | jɨ̂w /jɨ̂w/ | hãləbu /hãləbu/ | letawoʔ /letawoʔ/ |
| Poop | ʃi /ʃi/ | — /—/ | jãfa /jãˈɸa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Love | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | puʔdits /puʔdits/ | — /—/ | luu /luu/ | noqpita /noqpita/ |
| Tree | hii hi /hii hi/ | háiko /háiko/ | ka /ka/ | dei /dei/ | təg /təɡ/ | ɔwɔru /ɔwɔru/ | ʔepaq /ʔepaq/ |
| Dog | tʰãɾi /tʰãɾi/ | tsíino /tsíino/ | hoghog /hoŋhoŋ/ | kasoro /kasoro/ | jãm /jãm/ | idʒɔrɔsa /idʒɔrɔsa/ | pioq /pioq/ |
| Cat | mɨʃɨ /mɨʃɨ/ | pitsána /pitsána/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | hãloeni /hãloeni/ | mitʃa /mitʃa/ |
| Fish | juɾi /juɾi/ | kóphe /kúpʰe/ | pirã /piɾã/ | kaʔte /kaʔte/ | hãːp /hãːp/ | ətora /ətora/ | nijaq /nijaq/ |
| Bird | seimɨ /seimɨ/ | áadaro /áadaɻo/ | sẽsĩ /sɛ̃sĩ/ | uraʔi /uraʔi/ | təwə́t /təwə́t/ | nawii /nawii/ | majoʔ /majoʔ/ |
| Butterfly | uwãuwãmɨ /uwãuwãmɨ/ | makálo /makálo/ | toto /toto/ | tumu tumu /tumu tumu/ | mem /mem/ | otʃiʃa /otʃiʃa/ | petooloʁol /peˈtoːloʁol/ |
| Egg | natʰe /natʰe/ | éewhe /éewhe/ | o /o/ | taf /taf/ | tɨ̌p /tɨ̌p/ | si /si/ | lekʔoweʔ /lekʔoweʔ/ |
| Bear | oso /oso/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| House | ʃapono /ʃapono/ | pántti /pánt̪i/ | ĩn /ʔĩn/ | dat /dat/ | tɔp /tɔp/ | heto /heto/ | ʔemek /ʔemek/ |
| Milk | suhe upə /suhe upə/ | — | leite /lejte/ | — | — | howɨ̃sɨ /howɨ̃sɨ/ | lotʃiʔ /lotʃiʔ/ |
| Honey | puu /puu/ | doni /doni/ | mỹg /mɨ̃ŋ/ | aus tsʔa /aus tsʔa/ | — | bədi /bədi/ | maʔage liʔi /maʔaɡe liʔi/ |
| Salt | saju /saju/ | íiwi /íiwi/ | sa /sa/ | iakɨr /iakɨr/ | — | dʒɨra /dʒɨra/ | qaaʔnowa /qaaʔnowa/ |
| Rice | atoɾoso /atoɾoso/ | — | aronh /aɾoɲ/ | arosa /arosa/ | — | maiʃəmo /maiʃəmo/ | — |
| Book | ɾipɾo /ɾipɾo/ | — | vẽnh rá /wẽɲ ɾə/ | — | — | tɨɨrəti /tɨɨrəti/ | lede /lede/ |
| Eat | ijaɨ /ijaɨ/ | íiñha /íiɲha/ | ko /ko/ | ma /ma/ | wæ̂d /wæ̂d/ | roʃi /roʃi/ | dekeʔe /dekeʔe/ |
| Drink | koaɨ /koaɨ/ | íira /íiɻa/ | kron /kɾõn/ | sone /sone/ | ʔǝg /ʔəɡ/ | õ /õ/ | nijom /nijom/ |
| Sleep | miõ /miõ/ | ímaa /ímaa/ | nũr /nũɾ/ | iotl /iotl/ | ʔã̂ /ʔã̂/ | õrõ /õrõ/ | dʔotʃi /dʔotʃi/ |
| One | tahiapɨ /tahiapɨ/ | aapa /aapa/ | pir /piɾ/ | mihin /mihin/ | mʼæ̃ʔ /mʼæ̃ʔ/ | sohodʒi /sohodʒi/ | ʔoonolek /ʔoonolek/ |
| Two | hoɾohopɨ /hoɾohopɨ/ | dzáma /dzáma/ | règre /ɾɛŋɾe/ | uuʃ /uuʃ/ | tɨ̌m /tɨ̌m/ | inatʃi /inatʃi/ | doosolqa /doosolqa/ |
| Three | jãmi /jãmi/ | madali /madali/ | tãgtũ /tãŋtũ/ | uʃtaxme /uʃtaxme/ | mũtwáp /mũtwáp/ | inataõ /inataõ/ | treesolqa /treesolqa/ |
| Five | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | nekatkelan /nekatkelan/ | — /—/ | iruɨre /iruɨre/ | — /—/ |
| Hello | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Good | totihitawə /totihitawə/ | mátsia /mátsia/ | há /hə/ | deta /deta/ | jæ̃̂w /jæ̃̂w/ | awi /awi/ | nʔoota /nʔoota/ |
| New | tute /tute/ | éemi /éemi/ | tãg /tãŋ/ | xodae /xodae/ | — | itɨ̃mɨra /itɨ̃mɨra/ | dalaʁaik /dalaʁaik/ |
| Red | wakə /wakə/ | íirai /íiɻai/ | kusũg /kusũŋ/ | tsiomat /tsiomat/ | nô /nô/ | isɔ /isɔ/ | toomaʁadaik /toomaʁadaik/ |
| White | au /au/ | háale /háaɺe/ | kupri /kupɾi/ | tsitore /tsitore/ | hô /hô/ | ura /ura/ | japagaq /japaɡaq/ |
| Black | iʃi /iʃi/ | íitta /íit̪a/ | sá /sə/ | tsidat /tsidat/ | câ /câ/ | iləbɨ /iləbɨ/ | leedaʁaik /leedaʁaik/ |
| Green | ɾijə /ɾijə/ | hípole /hípole/ | tánh /təɲ/ | — | mɨ̃̂ /mɨ̃̂/ | tyre /tɨ̃re/ | dadala /dadala/ |
| Cuckoo | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Woof | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Computer | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Sushi | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Tea | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Orange | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Dopamine | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| At sign | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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