Hup

Nadahup

FamilyNadahup Speakers~1.5K (Brazil, Colombia) ScriptLatin alphabet CountriesBrazil, Colombia Official inIndigenous language of the upper Rio Negro, Brazil

Hup is a Nadahup language of the upper Rio Negro in the northwest Amazon, spoken by around 1,500 people in Amazonas, Brazil, and adjacent Colombia. It is a tonal language traditionally spoken by forest-dwelling people in close contact with river-dwelling Tukanoan groups.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Hup

Water

děh

děh

Fire

teg hɔ̃́

teɡ hɔ̃́

Sun

wædhɔ́

wædhɔ́

Moon

wædhɔ́

wædhɔ́

Star

wædhɔmʼæ̌h

wædhɔmʼæ̌h

Night

ɟʼə́b

ɟʼə́b

Rain

děh

děh

Snow

—

—

Wind

bohót

bohót

Earth

ɟʼáh

ɟʼáh

Stone

pǎç

pǎç

Mother

ʔín

ʔín

Father

ʔíp

ʔíp

Daughter

tóg

tóɡ

I

ʔã́h

ʔã́h

You

ʔám

ʔám

We

ʔɨ́n

ʔɨ́n

Name

hǎt

hǎt

Person

húp

húp

Head

núh

núh

Eye

kǝwǝ̌g

kəwə̌ɡ

Ear

bɔtɔ́k

bɔtɔ́k

Nose

tǒɟ

tǒɟ

Mouth

nɔgʼǒd

nɔɡʼǒd

Tooth

tǝ́g

tə́ɡ

Tongue

nɔgʼæ̌d

nɔɡʼæ̌d

Hand

dʼapṹh

dʼapṹh

Foot

ɟʼib

ɟʼib

Heart

hãwɨg

hãwɨɡ

Bone

gʼɛg

ɡʼɛɡ

Blood

bijǐw

bijǐw

Poop

—

—

Love

wɔy

wɔj

Tree

tegdʼǔh

teɡdʼǔh

Dog

jãʔamhóʔ

jãʔamhóʔ

Cat

picána

pitʃána

Fish

hɔ̃̌p

hɔ̃̌p

Bird

hũtæ̃́h

hũtæ̃́h

Butterfly

bʼebʼěp

bʼebʼěp

Egg

típ

típ

Horse

kawádu

kawádu

House

mɔ̌j

mɔ̌j

Milk

puděh

puděh

Honey

nǽŋ

nǽŋ

Salt

bʼǒh

bʼǒh

Rice

ʔarócu

ʔarótʃu

Iron

mɔ̌m

mɔ̌m

Wheel

pǝpǝ́dpɔt

pəpə́dpɔt

Book

cugʼæ̌t

tʃuɡʼæ̌t

Eat

wæd

wæd

Drink

ʔǝg

ʔəɡ

Sleep

ʔɔ̃h

ʔɔ̃h

One

ʔajǔp

ʔajǔp

Two

koʔǎp

koʔǎp

Three

mɔtaʔǎp

mɔtaʔǎp

Four

hibabʼní

hibabʼní

Five

ʔajup dʼapṹh

ʔajup dʼapṹh

Hundred

cẽ́

tʃẽ́

Hello

—

—

Thank you

—

—

Good

náw

náw

New

dʼǝw

dʼəw

Red

dó

dó

White

tohó

tohó

Black

ɟʼá

ɟʼá

Green

pɔ̃pɔ̃h

pɔ̃pɔ̃h

Blue

pɔ̃pɔ̃h

pɔ̃pɔ̃h

Cuckoo

—

—

Woof

—

—

Computer

—

—

Sushi

—

—

Tea

—

—

Coffee

kapé

kapé

Sugar

ʔacúka

ʔatʃúka

Orange

—

—

Dopamine

—

—

At sign

—

—

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Nadahup

Meaning HupDâwBaniwaMakuxiKarajáPilagáToba
Water děh /děh/ nǝ̌x /nə̌x/ óoni /óoni/ tuna /tuna/ be /be/ noʁop /noʁop/ ʔetaʁat /ʔetaʁat/
Fire teg hɔ̃́ /teɡ hɔ̃́/ bohõ̂ /bohõ̂/ ttídzee /t̪ídzee/ apóó /apóó/ heɔtɨ /heɔtɨ/ doleʔ /doleʔ/ nodek /nodek/
Sun wædhɔ́ /wædhɔ́/ xɨtɨ̂m /xɨtɨ̂m/ kámoi /kámoi/ wéi /wéi/ tʃuu /tʃuu/ kʔatena /kʔatena/ nalaʔ /nalaʔ/
Moon wædhɔ́ /wædhɔ́/ xɨtɨ̂m /xɨtɨ̂m/ kéeri /kéeɻi/ kapói /kapói/ ahãdu /ahãdu/ ʔawoʁoik /ʔawoʁoik/ kaʔagoʁoik /kaʔaɡoʁoik/
Star wædhɔmʼæ̌h /wædhɔmʼæ̌h/ mʼæ̃̌h /mʼæ̃̌h/ hiwírhi /hiwíɻhi/ sírikɨ́ /sírikɨ́/ taina /taina/ waqtʃiɲi /waqtʃiɲi/ waqahɲi /waqahɲi/
Night ɟʼə́b /ɟʼə́b/ cem /cem/ déepi /déepi/ ewaron /ewaron/ ruu /ruu/ piʔjaq /piʔjaq/ pe /pe/
Rain děh /děh/ doɟ /doɟ/ íidza /íidza/ konoʔ /konoʔ/ biu /biu/ wetep /wetep/ awot /awot/
Snow — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ loɲi /loɲi/ aloɲi /aloɲi/
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