Dâw

Nadahup

FamilyNadahup Speakers~140 (Brazil) ScriptLatin alphabet CountriesBrazil Official inIndigenous language of the upper Rio Negro, Brazil

Dâw is a Nadahup language of the middle Rio Negro spoken by only about 140 people near São Gabriel da Cachoeira in Amazonas, Brazil. It is an endangered tonal language closely related to Hup.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Dâw

Water

nǝ̌x

nə̌x

Fire

bohõ̂

bohõ̂

Sun

xɨtɨ̂m

xɨtɨ̂m

Moon

xɨtɨ̂m

xɨtɨ̂m

Star

mʼæ̃̌h

mʼæ̃̌h

Night

cem

cem

Rain

doɟ

doɟ

Snow

—

—

Wind

hǒt

hǒt

Earth

cax

cax

Stone

pǎʃ

pǎʃ

Mother

mɛ̃ʔ

mɛ̃ʔ

Father

ʔǐp

ʔǐp

I

ʔãh

ʔãh

You

ʔãm

ʔãm

We

ʔid

ʔid

Name

xǎt

xǎt

Head

nũh

nũh

Eye

tɨm

tɨm

Ear

xũ̂j

xũ̂j

Nose

tôɟ

tôɟ

Mouth

nɔ̃h

nɔ̃h

Tooth

tǝg

təɡ

Tongue

nɔ̃hkæ̂d

nɔ̃hkæ̂d

Hand

ʃôb

ʃôb

Foot

cɨ̌m

cɨ̌m

Heart

hæ̃g tôj

hæ̃ɡ tôj

Bone

kɛg

kɛɡ

Blood

jɨ̂w

jɨ̂w

Poop

—

—

Love

—

—

Tree

təg

təɡ

Dog

jãm

jãm

Cat

—

—

Fish

hãːp

hãːp

Bird

təwə́t

təwə́t

Butterfly

mem

mem

Egg

tɨ̌p

tɨ̌p

House

tɔp

tɔp

Eat

wæ̂d

wæ̂d

Drink

ʔǝg

ʔəɡ

Sleep

ʔã̂

ʔã̂

One

mʼæ̃ʔ

mʼæ̃ʔ

Two

tɨ̌m

tɨ̌m

Three

mũtwáp

mũtwáp

Five

—

—

Hello

—

—

Thank you

—

—

Good

jæ̃̂w

jæ̃̂w

Red

nô

nô

White

hô

hô

Black

câ

câ

Green

mɨ̃̂

mɨ̃̂

Cuckoo

—

—

Woof

—

—

Computer

—

—

Sushi

—

—

Tea

—

—

Orange

—

—

Dopamine

—

—

At sign

—

—

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Nadahup

Meaning DâwHupBaniwaKaingangMakuxiYanomamiTrumai
Water nǝ̌x /nə̌x/ děh /děh/ óoni /óoni/ goj /ŋoj/ tuna /tuna/ maũ ũ /maũ ũ/ misu /misu/
Fire bohõ̂ /bohõ̂/ teg hɔ̃́ /teɡ hɔ̃́/ ttídzee /t̪ídzee/ pĩ /pĩ/ apóó /apóó/ koa wakə /koa wakə/ so /so/
Sun xɨtɨ̂m /xɨtɨ̂m/ wædhɔ́ /wædhɔ́/ kámoi /kámoi/ rã /ɾã/ wéi /wéi/ motʰoka /motʰoka/ atetla /atetla/
Moon xɨtɨ̂m /xɨtɨ̂m/ wædhɔ́ /wædhɔ́/ kéeri /kéeɻi/ kysã /kɨsã/ kapói /kapói/ peɾipo /peɾipo/ atetlpak /atetlpak/
Star mʼæ̃̌h /mʼæ̃̌h/ wædhɔmʼæ̌h /wædhɔmʼæ̌h/ hiwírhi /hiwíɻhi/ krĩg /kɾĩŋ/ sírikɨ́ /sírikɨ́/ ʃitikaɾi /ʃitikaɾi/ asih /asih/
Night cem /cem/ ɟʼə́b /ɟʼə́b/ déepi /déepi/ kuty /kutɨ/ ewaron /ewaron/ titi ha /titi ha/ ʃanixnis /ʃanixnis/
Rain doɟ /doɟ/ děh /děh/ íidza /íidza/ ta /ta/ konoʔ /konoʔ/ maː /maː/ kʔawixu /kʔawixu/
Snow — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ kukryr kó /kukɾɨɾ ko/ — /—/ — /—/ — /—/
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